Viola Desmond's legacy remembered in Nova Scotia
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Wanda Robson, the sister of Nova Scotia activist Viola Desmond, said she was "so proud" that her sister was chosen to be the new face of the Canadian ten dollar bill. LEARN MORE: http://globalnews.ca/news/3114108/bank-of-canada-set-to-announce-first-canadian-woman-on-front-of-banknote/ | Global News
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42K views · 201 reactions | Viola Desmond is one of five women on the Bank of Canada's short list to appear on the next banknote. Desmond built a career as a beautician and was a mentor to young Black women in Nova Scotia through her Desmond School of Beauty Culture. In 1946, she was arrested and fined after sitting in a whites-only section of a movie theatre. | Historica Canada | Facebook
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9 years before Rosa Parks’ historic act of defiance in Montgomery, Alabama, Viola Desmond took a stand against racial discrimination in Canada, by taking a seat. Here is the history of Viola Desmond. #BlackHistoryMonth. 📸 Gettyimages | HISTORY
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