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Jan 27, 2013 · Viola Irene Desmond (née Davis), businesswoman, civil rights activist (born 6 July 1914 in Halifax, NS; died 7 February 1965 in New York, NY). Viola Desmond built a career and business as a beautician and was a mentor to young Black women in Nova Scotia through her Desmond School of Beauty Culture.
Dec 8, 2016 · Canadian civil rights icon Viola Desmond is the new face of the $10 bill. (Wanda Robson) "The usher came up and said, 'Miss, you are sitting in the wrong seat, you can't sit here, that seat is...
Feb 7, 2016 · Viola Desmond was a quiet revolutionary, a title also used to describe another civil rights icon in the United States, Rosa Parks (Wanda Robson) Viola would say: "I'm so proud of you and I...
May 9, 2024 · Viola Desmond (born July 6, 1914, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada—died February 7, 1965, New York, New York, U.S.) was a Canadian businesswoman and civil libertarian who built a career as a beautician and was a mentor to young Black women in Nova Scotia through her Desmond School of Beauty Culture.
Jan 29, 2018 · Viola Desmond helped inspire Canada’s civil rights movement by refusing to give up her seat in a movie theatre. Now, she is on the $10 bill.
“She represents courage, strength and determination—qualities we should all aspire to every day.” Below, 10 things you need to know about this remarkable woman. Desmond’s affidavit describes the details of her removal from the cinema: “The policeman grasped my shoulders and the manager grabbed my legs, injuring my knee and hip.
In this video, Wanda Robson describes her sister Viola Desmond’s 1946 arrest. Car trouble forced Desmond to spend the night in New Glasgow. She went to the Roseland Theatre, unaware of its racist seating policy.
