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Kehoe, Rachel.
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Desmond, Viola, 1914-1965 -- Juvenile literature.
Race discrimination -- Nova Scotia -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Human rights -- Nova Scotia -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Civil rights -- Nova Scotia -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Civil rights -- Canada -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Blacks -- Nova Scotia -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women, Black -- Nova Scotia -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Black Canadians -- Nova Scotia -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Segregation -- Canada -- Nova Scotia -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Civil rights workers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women, Black -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Blacks -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Nova Scotia -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Kehoe, Rachel.
Desmond, Viola, 1914-1965 -- Juvenile literature.
Race discrimination -- Nova Scotia -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Human rights -- Nova Scotia -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Civil rights -- Nova Scotia -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Civil rights -- Canada -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Blacks -- Nova Scotia -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women, Black -- Nova Scotia -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Black Canadians -- Nova Scotia -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Segregation -- Canada -- Nova Scotia -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Civil rights workers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women, Black -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Blacks -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Nova Scotia -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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The trailblazing life of
Viola
Desmond
: a civil rights icon / Rachel Kehoe with Wanda Robson ; illustrations by Chelsea Charles.
by
Kehoe, Rachel.
Orca Book Publishers, c2023.
Call #:
971.604092 D464ke
Subjects
Desmond
,
Viola
, 1914-1965 -- Juvenile literature.
Race discrimination -- Nova Scotia -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Human rights -- Nova Scotia -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Civil rights -- Nova Scotia -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Civil rights -- Canada -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Blacks -- Nova Scotia -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women, Black -- Nova Scotia -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Black Canadians -- Nova Scotia -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Segregation -- Canada -- Nova Scotia -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Civil rights workers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women, Black -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Blacks -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Nova Scotia -- History -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9781459833975
145983397X
Alternate title:
Viola
Desmond
Description:
87 pages : color illustrations, color portraits ; 23 cm.
Notes:
"Edited by Kirstie Hudson"--Title page verso.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 80-81) and index.
Contents:
An act of bravery -- The Davis family -- A fair education -- Equal from the start -- Chasing a dream -- Black beauty culture comes to Canada -- She will not be moved -- One single cent -- Taking a stand -- Moving on --
Viola
's legacy.
Summary:
On November 8, 1946,
Viola
Desmond
was arrested for refusing to move from the 'whites-only' section of a movie theater in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. By taking a heroic stand against racial segregation,
Viola
became a symbol of courage in the fight against inequality.
Genre:
Biography, Juvenile.
Other authors:
Robson, Wanda, 1926-2022.
Charles, Chelsea, 1994-
Hudson, Kirstie, 1976-
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