Desmond hired legal counsel and appealed the charge in court — but she ultimately lost. "I think that it's a reminder to keep fighting the good fight, even when you're outnumbered, or even when sometimes your voice might be silenced or ignored, it's a reminder to keep going. On Nov. 8, 1946, Desmond, who was then 32, had some time to spare while she was waiting to get her car fixed, so she decided to catch a movie at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow.She sat in the slightly more expensive, and implicitly whites-only, section of the theatre. Viola Irene Desmond (July 6, 1914 – February 7, 1965) was a Canadian civil rights activist and businesswoman of Black Nova Scotian descent. Robson is Desmond's youngest sister and has long campaigned for greater awareness for her sister's story.Monique LeBlanc, the regional director of currency for the Bank of Canada, said people who want the new note can request one from their banking institution, which will issue them based on demand.She said that people in Halifax might be able to get a note as soon as today or the end of this week.Shaina Luck covers everything from court to city council. She eventually divorced, shut down her business and left her home province for Montreal and then New York City in search of a fresh start.She died alone in 1965 at the age of 50 from internal bleeding. "It's so hard to kind of calm down and think, OK, remember the journey that got us here. 'What did she do? But all the attention she received — much of it negative — took a serious toll on Desmond. How civil rights icon Viola Desmond helped change ... - CBC How civil rights icon Viola Desmond helped change course of Canadian historyCBC's Asha Tomlinson brings the heartwarming story to lifeFinance Minister Bill Morneau announces that activist Viola Desmond, who is often referred to as Canada's Rosa Parks, will be on the 10 dollar bill that will go into circulation in 2018.
'I'm flying on a high': Celebration marks launch of Viola Desmond $10 billViola Desmond banknote shines spotlight on Halifax's historic north endCanada's new $10 bill to be launched into circulation in WinnipegNew $10 bill tells valuable civil rights story, says Viola Desmond's sister "The usher came up and said, 'Miss, you are sitting in the wrong seat, you can't sit here, that seat is more expensive,' so Viola said, 'OK, I'll go and pay the difference,'" her sister and Wanda Robson, who has dedicated her life to telling Desmond's story, "But when the usher came again and said, 'I'm going to have to get a manager.' She was asked to move, but she refused — so she was removed by force. The civil rights icon and new face of the Canadian $10 bill refused to give up her seat in a whites-only section of a Nova Scotia movie theatre nine years before Parks's famous act of civil disobedience on a racially segregated bus in Montgomery, Ala."Viola was passionate about people. "I think it's inspiring for black women, for young women who think about business," said Parris-Drummond. "The last thing I'd like you to remember about Viola is that she was a lady," Robson said Thursday. Desmond played a seminal role in Canada's civil rights movement when, on Nov. 8, 1946, she went to see a movie at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, N.S., while her car was getting fixed. She spent the night under arrest.Her ensuing legal fight against that injustice helped end segregation in Nova Scotia. "Parris-Drummond intends to frame her first bill, and she will get more to share with her family members. "I just feel like I'm flying on a high," Sylvia Parris-Drummond, the CEO of the Delmore (Buddy) Daye Learning Institute, said after getting a Viola Desmond bill. '"In 1946, while making a stop on a business trip from Halifax, Desmond was arrested and tossed out of a New Glasgow, N.S., movie theatre for sitting in the whites-only section. They suggested Desmond's story will help in educating the next generation. I'm not doing anything wrong. "It also tells us that a small action that we take can have big results.
"I'm getting some of these bills for my daughter and for some of my grandchildren, because it will always be a dialogue about, 'Why is she on there?' Sylvia Parris-Drummond shows off the new $10 bill honouring civil rights pioneer Viola Desmond. "To Robson, Desmond was more than a civil rights icon; she was a kind person, a sometimes annoying sister who would correct her when she used bad grammar, a skilled businesswoman who genuinely cared about her customers and a passionate advocate for education. "It is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges.Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered onShe's often described as "Canada's Rosa Parks," but if anything, Rosa Parks is America's Viola Desmond. Email: shaina.luck@cbc.caIt is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges.Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered onAbout 90 people gathered Monday close to where Viola Desmond's hair salon once stood in Halifax to celebrate the newly circulating $10 banknote featuring the civil rights pioneer.
Desmond hired legal counsel and appealed the charge in court — but she ultimately lost. "I think that it's a reminder to keep fighting the good fight, even when you're outnumbered, or even when sometimes your voice might be silenced or ignored, it's a reminder to keep going. On Nov. 8, 1946, Desmond, who was then 32, had some time to spare while she was waiting to get her car fixed, so she decided to catch a movie at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow.She sat in the slightly more expensive, and implicitly whites-only, section of the theatre. Viola Irene Desmond (July 6, 1914 – February 7, 1965) was a Canadian civil rights activist and businesswoman of Black Nova Scotian descent. Robson is Desmond's youngest sister and has long campaigned for greater awareness for her sister's story.Monique LeBlanc, the regional director of currency for the Bank of Canada, said people who want the new note can request one from their banking institution, which will issue them based on demand.She said that people in Halifax might be able to get a note as soon as today or the end of this week.Shaina Luck covers everything from court to city council. She eventually divorced, shut down her business and left her home province for Montreal and then New York City in search of a fresh start.She died alone in 1965 at the age of 50 from internal bleeding. "It's so hard to kind of calm down and think, OK, remember the journey that got us here. 'What did she do? But all the attention she received — much of it negative — took a serious toll on Desmond. How civil rights icon Viola Desmond helped change ... - CBC How civil rights icon Viola Desmond helped change course of Canadian historyCBC's Asha Tomlinson brings the heartwarming story to lifeFinance Minister Bill Morneau announces that activist Viola Desmond, who is often referred to as Canada's Rosa Parks, will be on the 10 dollar bill that will go into circulation in 2018.
'I'm flying on a high': Celebration marks launch of Viola Desmond $10 billViola Desmond banknote shines spotlight on Halifax's historic north endCanada's new $10 bill to be launched into circulation in WinnipegNew $10 bill tells valuable civil rights story, says Viola Desmond's sister "The usher came up and said, 'Miss, you are sitting in the wrong seat, you can't sit here, that seat is more expensive,' so Viola said, 'OK, I'll go and pay the difference,'" her sister and Wanda Robson, who has dedicated her life to telling Desmond's story, "But when the usher came again and said, 'I'm going to have to get a manager.' She was asked to move, but she refused — so she was removed by force. The civil rights icon and new face of the Canadian $10 bill refused to give up her seat in a whites-only section of a Nova Scotia movie theatre nine years before Parks's famous act of civil disobedience on a racially segregated bus in Montgomery, Ala."Viola was passionate about people. "I think it's inspiring for black women, for young women who think about business," said Parris-Drummond. "The last thing I'd like you to remember about Viola is that she was a lady," Robson said Thursday. Desmond played a seminal role in Canada's civil rights movement when, on Nov. 8, 1946, she went to see a movie at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, N.S., while her car was getting fixed. She spent the night under arrest.Her ensuing legal fight against that injustice helped end segregation in Nova Scotia. "Parris-Drummond intends to frame her first bill, and she will get more to share with her family members. "I just feel like I'm flying on a high," Sylvia Parris-Drummond, the CEO of the Delmore (Buddy) Daye Learning Institute, said after getting a Viola Desmond bill. '"In 1946, while making a stop on a business trip from Halifax, Desmond was arrested and tossed out of a New Glasgow, N.S., movie theatre for sitting in the whites-only section. They suggested Desmond's story will help in educating the next generation. I'm not doing anything wrong. "It also tells us that a small action that we take can have big results.
"I'm getting some of these bills for my daughter and for some of my grandchildren, because it will always be a dialogue about, 'Why is she on there?' Sylvia Parris-Drummond shows off the new $10 bill honouring civil rights pioneer Viola Desmond. "To Robson, Desmond was more than a civil rights icon; she was a kind person, a sometimes annoying sister who would correct her when she used bad grammar, a skilled businesswoman who genuinely cared about her customers and a passionate advocate for education. "It is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges.Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered onShe's often described as "Canada's Rosa Parks," but if anything, Rosa Parks is America's Viola Desmond. Email: shaina.luck@cbc.caIt is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges.Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered onAbout 90 people gathered Monday close to where Viola Desmond's hair salon once stood in Halifax to celebrate the newly circulating $10 banknote featuring the civil rights pioneer.
Desmond hired legal counsel and appealed the charge in court — but she ultimately lost. "I think that it's a reminder to keep fighting the good fight, even when you're outnumbered, or even when sometimes your voice might be silenced or ignored, it's a reminder to keep going. On Nov. 8, 1946, Desmond, who was then 32, had some time to spare while she was waiting to get her car fixed, so she decided to catch a movie at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow.She sat in the slightly more expensive, and implicitly whites-only, section of the theatre. Viola Irene Desmond (July 6, 1914 – February 7, 1965) was a Canadian civil rights activist and businesswoman of Black Nova Scotian descent. Robson is Desmond's youngest sister and has long campaigned for greater awareness for her sister's story.Monique LeBlanc, the regional director of currency for the Bank of Canada, said people who want the new note can request one from their banking institution, which will issue them based on demand.She said that people in Halifax might be able to get a note as soon as today or the end of this week.Shaina Luck covers everything from court to city council. She eventually divorced, shut down her business and left her home province for Montreal and then New York City in search of a fresh start.She died alone in 1965 at the age of 50 from internal bleeding. "It's so hard to kind of calm down and think, OK, remember the journey that got us here. 'What did she do? But all the attention she received — much of it negative — took a serious toll on Desmond. How civil rights icon Viola Desmond helped change ... - CBC How civil rights icon Viola Desmond helped change course of Canadian historyCBC's Asha Tomlinson brings the heartwarming story to lifeFinance Minister Bill Morneau announces that activist Viola Desmond, who is often referred to as Canada's Rosa Parks, will be on the 10 dollar bill that will go into circulation in 2018.
'I'm flying on a high': Celebration marks launch of Viola Desmond $10 billViola Desmond banknote shines spotlight on Halifax's historic north endCanada's new $10 bill to be launched into circulation in WinnipegNew $10 bill tells valuable civil rights story, says Viola Desmond's sister "The usher came up and said, 'Miss, you are sitting in the wrong seat, you can't sit here, that seat is more expensive,' so Viola said, 'OK, I'll go and pay the difference,'" her sister and Wanda Robson, who has dedicated her life to telling Desmond's story, "But when the usher came again and said, 'I'm going to have to get a manager.' She was asked to move, but she refused — so she was removed by force. The civil rights icon and new face of the Canadian $10 bill refused to give up her seat in a whites-only section of a Nova Scotia movie theatre nine years before Parks's famous act of civil disobedience on a racially segregated bus in Montgomery, Ala."Viola was passionate about people. "I think it's inspiring for black women, for young women who think about business," said Parris-Drummond. "The last thing I'd like you to remember about Viola is that she was a lady," Robson said Thursday. Desmond played a seminal role in Canada's civil rights movement when, on Nov. 8, 1946, she went to see a movie at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, N.S., while her car was getting fixed. She spent the night under arrest.Her ensuing legal fight against that injustice helped end segregation in Nova Scotia. "Parris-Drummond intends to frame her first bill, and she will get more to share with her family members. "I just feel like I'm flying on a high," Sylvia Parris-Drummond, the CEO of the Delmore (Buddy) Daye Learning Institute, said after getting a Viola Desmond bill. '"In 1946, while making a stop on a business trip from Halifax, Desmond was arrested and tossed out of a New Glasgow, N.S., movie theatre for sitting in the whites-only section. They suggested Desmond's story will help in educating the next generation. I'm not doing anything wrong. "It also tells us that a small action that we take can have big results.
"I'm getting some of these bills for my daughter and for some of my grandchildren, because it will always be a dialogue about, 'Why is she on there?' Sylvia Parris-Drummond shows off the new $10 bill honouring civil rights pioneer Viola Desmond. "To Robson, Desmond was more than a civil rights icon; she was a kind person, a sometimes annoying sister who would correct her when she used bad grammar, a skilled businesswoman who genuinely cared about her customers and a passionate advocate for education. "It is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges.Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered onShe's often described as "Canada's Rosa Parks," but if anything, Rosa Parks is America's Viola Desmond. Email: shaina.luck@cbc.caIt is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges.Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered onAbout 90 people gathered Monday close to where Viola Desmond's hair salon once stood in Halifax to celebrate the newly circulating $10 banknote featuring the civil rights pioneer.
Craig Smith, president of the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia, "Here in Canada, we're really good at — for lack of a better term — whitewashing history, or even just omitting it from the history books altogether so nobody has to learn from it.
Desmond hired legal counsel and appealed the charge in court — but she ultimately lost. "I think that it's a reminder to keep fighting the good fight, even when you're outnumbered, or even when sometimes your voice might be silenced or ignored, it's a reminder to keep going. On Nov. 8, 1946, Desmond, who was then 32, had some time to spare while she was waiting to get her car fixed, so she decided to catch a movie at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow.She sat in the slightly more expensive, and implicitly whites-only, section of the theatre. Viola Irene Desmond (July 6, 1914 – February 7, 1965) was a Canadian civil rights activist and businesswoman of Black Nova Scotian descent. Robson is Desmond's youngest sister and has long campaigned for greater awareness for her sister's story.Monique LeBlanc, the regional director of currency for the Bank of Canada, said people who want the new note can request one from their banking institution, which will issue them based on demand.She said that people in Halifax might be able to get a note as soon as today or the end of this week.Shaina Luck covers everything from court to city council. She eventually divorced, shut down her business and left her home province for Montreal and then New York City in search of a fresh start.She died alone in 1965 at the age of 50 from internal bleeding. "It's so hard to kind of calm down and think, OK, remember the journey that got us here. 'What did she do? But all the attention she received — much of it negative — took a serious toll on Desmond. How civil rights icon Viola Desmond helped change ... - CBC How civil rights icon Viola Desmond helped change course of Canadian historyCBC's Asha Tomlinson brings the heartwarming story to lifeFinance Minister Bill Morneau announces that activist Viola Desmond, who is often referred to as Canada's Rosa Parks, will be on the 10 dollar bill that will go into circulation in 2018.
'I'm flying on a high': Celebration marks launch of Viola Desmond $10 billViola Desmond banknote shines spotlight on Halifax's historic north endCanada's new $10 bill to be launched into circulation in WinnipegNew $10 bill tells valuable civil rights story, says Viola Desmond's sister "The usher came up and said, 'Miss, you are sitting in the wrong seat, you can't sit here, that seat is more expensive,' so Viola said, 'OK, I'll go and pay the difference,'" her sister and Wanda Robson, who has dedicated her life to telling Desmond's story, "But when the usher came again and said, 'I'm going to have to get a manager.' She was asked to move, but she refused — so she was removed by force. The civil rights icon and new face of the Canadian $10 bill refused to give up her seat in a whites-only section of a Nova Scotia movie theatre nine years before Parks's famous act of civil disobedience on a racially segregated bus in Montgomery, Ala."Viola was passionate about people. "I think it's inspiring for black women, for young women who think about business," said Parris-Drummond. "The last thing I'd like you to remember about Viola is that she was a lady," Robson said Thursday. Desmond played a seminal role in Canada's civil rights movement when, on Nov. 8, 1946, she went to see a movie at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, N.S., while her car was getting fixed. She spent the night under arrest.Her ensuing legal fight against that injustice helped end segregation in Nova Scotia. "Parris-Drummond intends to frame her first bill, and she will get more to share with her family members. "I just feel like I'm flying on a high," Sylvia Parris-Drummond, the CEO of the Delmore (Buddy) Daye Learning Institute, said after getting a Viola Desmond bill. '"In 1946, while making a stop on a business trip from Halifax, Desmond was arrested and tossed out of a New Glasgow, N.S., movie theatre for sitting in the whites-only section. They suggested Desmond's story will help in educating the next generation. I'm not doing anything wrong. "It also tells us that a small action that we take can have big results.
"I'm getting some of these bills for my daughter and for some of my grandchildren, because it will always be a dialogue about, 'Why is she on there?' Sylvia Parris-Drummond shows off the new $10 bill honouring civil rights pioneer Viola Desmond. "To Robson, Desmond was more than a civil rights icon; she was a kind person, a sometimes annoying sister who would correct her when she used bad grammar, a skilled businesswoman who genuinely cared about her customers and a passionate advocate for education. "It is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges.Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered onShe's often described as "Canada's Rosa Parks," but if anything, Rosa Parks is America's Viola Desmond. Email: shaina.luck@cbc.caIt is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges.Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered onAbout 90 people gathered Monday close to where Viola Desmond's hair salon once stood in Halifax to celebrate the newly circulating $10 banknote featuring the civil rights pioneer.
