Front Row To Justice: Viola Desmond
When Viola Desmond decided to go see a movie in New Glasgow while her car was repaired, she changed Canadian history and helped start the country's civil rights movement. ORDER MY FIRST HISTORY BOOK! CANADA'S MAIN STREET: https://sutherlandhousebooks.com/product/canadas-main-street/ Donate: buymeacoffee.com/craigu Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Donate) Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https://www.ohcanadashop.com/collections/canadian-history-ehx Hello Fresh: HelloFresh.ca/CHEHX E-mail: [email protected] Twitter: twitter.com/craigbaird Threads: https://www.threads.net/@cdnhistoryehx Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cdnhistoryehx YouTube: youtube.com/c/canadianhistoryehx Want to send me something? Craig Baird PO Box 2384 Stony Plain PO Main, Alberta T7Z1X8 *sources* Canadian Encyclopedia: https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/viola-desmond Government of Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/women-gender-equality/commemorations-celebrations/women-impact/human-rights/viola-desmond.html Parks Canada: https://parks.canada.ca/culture/designation/personnage-person/viola-desmond Nova Scotia Archives: https://archives.novascotia.ca/desmond/ Canadian Museum of History: https://www.historymuseum.ca/teachers-zone/african-nova-scotians-20th-century-canadian-legacies/civil-rights-in-nova-scotia-the-story-of-viola-desmond/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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