Meet Viola Desmond / Elizabeth MacLeod ; illustrated by Mike Deas.
Meet Viola Desmond / Elizabeth MacLeod ; illustrated by Mike Deas.
By
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MacLeod, Elizabeth.
Publication Date
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2018
Publication Information
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Toronto : Scholastic Canada Ltd.,
Physical Description
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31 p. : col. ill.
Subject Term
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Race discrimnation -- Juvenile literature.
Civil rights -- Juvenile literature.
Black Canadians -- Juvenile literature.
Series
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SCHOLASTIC CANADA BIOGRAPHY
SCHOLASTIC CANADA BIOGRAPHIES.
Additional Contributors
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Deas, Mike, 1982-
Summary
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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.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9781443163873
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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Botwood (CBT) | Juv Bio | Juvenile Biography | B DES | Checked In |
Burin (BBN) | Juv Bio | Juvenile Biography | B DES | Checked In |
Carbonear (ACR) | Juv Bio | Juvenile Biography | B DES | Checked In |
Clarenville (BCE) | Juv Bio | Juvenile Biography | B DES | Checked In |
Corner Brook (WCB) | Juv Bio | Juvenile Biography | B DES | Checked out |
Deer Lake (WDL) | Juv Bio | Juvenile Biography | B DES | Checked In |
Gander (GGR) | Juv Bio | Juvenile Biography | B DES | Checked In |
Glovertown (GGN) Alex. Bay | Juv Bio | Juvenile Biography | B DES | Checked In |
Grand Falls-Windsor (CGF) Harmsworth | Juv Bio | Juvenile Biography | B DES | Checked In |
Harbour Breton (CHB) | Juv Bio | Juvenile Biography | B DES | Checked In |
Holyrood (AHD) | Juv Bio | Juvenile Biography | B DES | Checked In |
Labrador City (LLC) M. Butt | Juv Bio | Juvenile Biography | B DES | Checked In |
Lewisporte (GLE) | Juv Bio | Juvenile Biography | B DES | Checked In |
Mount Pearl (AMP) R. King | Juv Bio | Juvenile Biography | B DES | Checked In |
Springdale (CSP) | Juv Bio | Juvenile Biography | B DES | Checked In |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | Juv Bio | Juvenile Biography | B DES | Checked In |
St. John's - Marjorie Mews (SJA) | Juv Bio | Juvenile Biography | B DES | Checked In |
St. John's - Michael Donovan (SJB) | Juv Bio | Juvenile Biography | B DES | Checked In |
Stephenville (WST) (Kindale) | Juv Bio | Juvenile Biography | B DES | Checked In |
Torbay (ATO) | Juv Bio | Juvenile Biography | B DES | Checked In |
Woody Point (WWP) | Juv Bio | Juvenile Biography | B DES | Checked In |