Kathryn Blaze Carlson, National Post; With Files From Richard Foot, Canwest News Service Thursday, Apr. 15, 2010 Known as Canada’s Rosa Parks, Viola Desmond stood up against racism in the 1940s and went to jail for it. Even when she was imprisoned, Viola Desmond was coiffed and groomed, with w[...]
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April 16th, 2010 - 7:29 pm § in Human Rights Activism, Human Rights Leaders
Apology a dream for sister of ‘Canada’s Rosa Parks’
“The sister of the Nova Scotia woman referred to as Canada’s Rosa Parks says she’s delighted that her sister has finally received an apology and a free pardon for being wrongfully arrested for sitting in the whites only section of a movie theatre.” Read Article: CTV News[...]