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La D?termination de Viola Desmond

Pages
32
Published
2013
Language
French

Synopsis

This book tells the story of Viola Desmond, a Black Nova Scotian businesswoman who challenged racial segregation in 1946 when she refused to leave a whites-only section of a movie theater. Her courageous act of defiance helped ignite the civil rights movement in Canada. The narrative highlights her determination and the impact of her stand against injustice.

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