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Jul 3, 2019 · Nadra Kareem Nittle. Updated on July 03, 2019. She’s long been compared to Rosa Parks, and now late civil rights pioneer Viola Desmond appears on Canada’s $10 banknote. Known for refusing to sit in the segregated section of a movie theater, Desmond first graced the note in 2018.
Dec 8, 2016 · Canada. How civil rights icon Viola Desmond helped change course of Canadian history. N.S. woman refused to give up seat at movie theatre 9 years before Rosa Parks' famous act of defiance. CBC...
Published: January 29, 2018. Story. Discrimination. Photo: Courtesy of Joe and Wanda Robson. Share this Story. In November 1946, hair salon owner Viola Desmond went to a film at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. But what began as a night at the movies became a night in prison.
Viola Desmond was designated a national historic person in 2017. Historical importance: African-Canadian business woman, civil rights activist. Commemorative plaque: Former Roseland Theatre, 188 Provost Street, and Viola’s Way, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia 1.
Mar 1, 2023 · By Sarah Boesveld. March 1, 2023. Heritage Minutes: Viola Desmond. Watch on. Civil rights activist and businesswoman Viola Desmond became the first Canadian woman to appear on a bank note...
Wanda. LEARN MORE. Viola Desmond is an important figure in Canadian Civil Rights Activism. Due to her actions in 1946, Nova Scotia, she sparked the Civil Rights Movement in Canada. Cape Breton University is creating a Chair for Social Justice in her name, and need your support to make it happen.
Dec 8, 2016 · Who Is Viola Desmond? She's the first Canadian woman on the $10 bill. Arti Patel — The Huffington Post Canada. Dec 8, 2016, 11:04 AM EST. Dubbed Canada's very own Rosa Parks, Viola Desmond was recently announced as the first Canadian woman on the $10 bill.
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