Viola Desmond: Canadian Civil Rights Pioneer 🇨🇦
Viola Desmond, a Black Nova Scotian businesswoman, challenged racial segregation In 1946, Viola Desmond bravely challenged racial segregation by refusing to leave a whites-only section of a movie theatre. Her act, though resulting in arrest, galvanized Canada’s civil rights movement. In 2018, she was honored on the Canadian $10 bill! ✊ 🇨🇦 #Canada#ViolaDesmond#CivilRights#CanadianHistory
