Viola Desmond Won't Be Budged

Kids, People and Places, Biography, Non-Fiction
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Author: Jody Nyasha Warner, Richard Rudnicki ISBN: 9781554981960
Publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd Publication: October 5, 2011
Imprint: Groundwood Books Language: English
Author: Jody Nyasha Warner, Richard Rudnicki
ISBN: 9781554981960
Publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd
Publication: October 5, 2011
Imprint: Groundwood Books
Language: English

In Nova Scotia, in 1946, an usher in a movie theatre told Viola Desmond to move from her main floor seat up to the balcony. She refused to budge. Viola knew she was being asked to move because she was black. After all, she was the only black person downstairs. All the other black people were up in the balcony. In no time at all, the police arrived and took Viola to jail. The next day she was charged and fined, but she vowed to continue her struggle against such unfair rules. She refused to accept that being black meant she couldn't sit where she wanted. Viola's determination gave strength and inspiration to her community at the time. She is an unsung hero of the North American struggle against injustice and racial discrimination whose story deserves to be widely known.

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In Nova Scotia, in 1946, an usher in a movie theatre told Viola Desmond to move from her main floor seat up to the balcony. She refused to budge. Viola knew she was being asked to move because she was black. After all, she was the only black person downstairs. All the other black people were up in the balcony. In no time at all, the police arrived and took Viola to jail. The next day she was charged and fined, but she vowed to continue her struggle against such unfair rules. She refused to accept that being black meant she couldn't sit where she wanted. Viola's determination gave strength and inspiration to her community at the time. She is an unsung hero of the North American struggle against injustice and racial discrimination whose story deserves to be widely known.

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