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    612-822-4611

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The Trailblazing Life of Viola Desmond: A Civil Rights Icon

The Trailblazing Life of Viola Desmond: A Civil Rights Icon

Kehoe, Rachel
Charles, Chelsea
Robson, Wanda

Hardcover

Series: Orca Biography

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ISBN10: 145983397X
ISBN13: 9781459833975
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Published: Sep 12 2023
Pages: 96
Weight: 0.79
Height: 0.48 Width: 6.85 Depth: 8.78
Language: English

Years before Rosa Parks famously refused to give up a bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, Viola Desmond took a similar stand against racial segregation in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.

On November 8, 1946, she was arrested for refusing to move from the whites-only section of a movie theater. Her heroic act inspired Black community leaders and made her a symbol of courage in the fight against inequality. This story of Viola's life is based on rare interviews with her sister Wanda Robson, who spent her life championing her sister's story and was successful in getting Viola a posthumous pardon that recognized she was innocent of any crime. From their childhood in Nova Scotia to Viola's career as a teacher in a segregated school and, later, her role as a pioneer in Black beauty culture, young readers are introduced to the girl and the woman who went on to become the face of the civil-rights movement in Canada.

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