Viola Desmond Won't Be Budged
Viola Desmond Won't Be Budged

Author: Jody Nyasha Warner

Publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 0888997795

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Tells the story of Viola Desmond, an African Canadian woman who, in 1946, challenged a Nova Scotia movie theater's segregation policy by refusing to move from her seat to an upstairs section designated for use by blacks.

Viola Desmond
Viola Desmond

Author: Sarah Howden

Publisher: Collins Publishers

Published: 2020-07-14

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9781443460255

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Meet Viola Desmond
Meet Viola Desmond

Author: Elizabeth MacLeod

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 31

ISBN-13: 9781443163873

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Meet Viola Desmond, community leader and early civil rights trailblazer! On the night of November 8th 1946, Nova Scotia businesswoman Viola Desmond stood up for her right to be in the "unofficial" whites-only section of a New Glasgow movie theatre . . . and was arrested for it. Supported by the Nova Scotia Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NSCAACP) and the black-owned newspaper The Clarion, Viola took her quest for the right to freedom from discrimination to the courts. While she ultimately did not succeed, she was a beacon to other early civil-rights activists. Her sister Wanda worked hard to promote Viola's legacy, which has been finally honoured by Viola's inclusion on the new Canadian $10 bill. This new picture book biography series features simple text and full-colour, comic-flavoured illustration with speech balloons that help bring the story alive. Historical photos and a timeline support the narrative.