Viola Desmond, circa 1940. Bank of Canada.
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Resource ID
8973
Access
Open
Credit Line
Bank of Canada
Date of Creation
1940
People Depicted
Viola Desmond
Program Category
Historical Plaques
Rights
Public Domain
Caption
Viola Desmond, circa 1940. Bank of Canada.
Description
Viola Desmond was the owner of the Desmond School of Beauty Culture in Halifax, Nova Scotia, a popular beauty salon in the city’s North End. In 1946, Desmond was forcibly removed from a movie theatre for trying to sit in a section reserved for white people.