On this day in 1946, Viola Desmond's life would change forever after she was arrested for sitting in the whites-only section of a movie theatre. Her fight against racism would inspire a movement. | Canadian Museum for Human Rights
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On this day in 1946, Viola Desmond's life would change forever after she was arrested for sitting in the whites-only section of a movie theatre. Her fight against racism would inspire a movement. | Canadian Museum for Human Rights
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Viola Desmond, the Black Woman Who Fought Against Segregation in Canada
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Viola Desmond was arrested at the Roseland Theatre 70 years ago
Viola Desmond was arrested at the Roseland Theatre 70 years ago
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Viola Desmond (1914–1965) was a pioneering Black Canadian businesswoman and civil rights activist from Nova Scotia. She is best known for her courageous defiance of racial segregation in 1946, an act that occurred nine years before Rosa Parks’ famous protest in the United States. The 1946 Incident : On November 8, 1946, while traveling for business, Desmond’s car broke down in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. To pass the time, she went to the Roseland Theatre. Desmond requested a seat on the main floor
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To kick off #BlackHistoryMonth, today #TheView spotlights Canadian civil rights activist Viola Desmond, who stood her ground against racial segregation and inspired the country’s civil rights movement. Learn more: https://abcn.ws/3L1HN0H | The View
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Before she became a civil rights icon, Viola Desmond survived the Halifax Explosion. Her sister Wanda Robson recounts that day 101 years ago in vivid detail. | CBC Nova Scotia
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When Viola Desmond was 32, her car broke down and she decided to see a movie. That seemingly random occurrence changed her life, and Canadian history. WATCH: | Ottawa Citizen
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Ontario teenager Varishini Deochand became the driving force behind a symbolic repayment to Viola Desmond. #TheMoment | CBC News: The National
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