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Some say Viola’s Place should be renamed
Viola Desmond - Canadian Activist, Tax Evasion, Racial Discrimination
Canada enshrines civil rights hero on $10 bill; where’s the Tubman 20?
Jully Black on Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Viola Desmond
February 7, 1965: Canadian civil rights leader Viola Desmond died
Meet the 17th annual Viola Desmond Awards recipients
PAUL MACDOUGALL: Wanda Robson, sister of Viola Desmond, lived four lives in one
Dartmouth event celebrates Black beauty on Viola Desmond's birthday
A celebration Sunday in Dartmouth to observe the birthday of civil rights icon Viola Desmond also highlighted her contributions to the Black business community...
Past and Future Honourees
2015 Viola Desmond Nova Scotia celebrated our very first Heritage Day in 2015 honouring Viola Desmond, an African Nova Scotian businesswoman, civil women's...
Some say Viola’s Place should be renamed
Viola's Place in downtown New Glasgow, was named for civil rights heroine Viola Desmond, right. A laneway, Viola's Way by the theatre where...
Viola Desmond - Canadian Activist, Tax Evasion, Racial Discrimination
Desmond was taken to court and charged with attempting to defraud the provincial government based on her alleged refusal to pay a one-cent amusement tax.
Canada enshrines civil rights hero on $10 bill; where’s the Tubman 20?
Canada last week unveiled a new $10 bill bearing the image of Viola Desmond, an African-Canadian woman who was jailed after she refused to...
Jully Black on Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
To commemorate the 79th anniversary of Viola Desmond's historic stand against racial segregation on November 8, 1946, TIFF proudly presents a 35mm screening...
Viola Desmond
Viola Desmond (1914–65) was a Canadian businesswoman and civil libertarian who in 1946 defied the segregation policy of a movie theater in...
February 7, 1965: Canadian civil rights leader Viola Desmond died
Canadian civil rights leader Viola Desmond died on this date in 1965. She did not plan to become a hinge in history.
Meet the 17th annual Viola Desmond Awards recipients
The 2025 Viola Desmond Awards recipients are advancing change across health care, food security, the legal system and beyond.
PAUL MACDOUGALL: Wanda Robson, sister of Viola Desmond, lived four lives in one
In due course, Wanda Robson will be recognized as one of the most influential women in the Canadian civil rights movements for championing...
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Businesswoman and civil rights activist whose 1946 challenge to racial segregation in Nova Scotia became a symbol of the fight for equality in Canada.