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Viola Desmond Cover Image Book Book

Viola Desmond

Noelle, Becky (author.).

Summary: "Discusses the life of Viola Desmond, the first Black woman in Canada to challenge racial segregation in court after being fined for sitting in the wrong section of a movie theatre." --

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  • ISBN: 9781774562437 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 24 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
    print
  • Publisher: Collingwood, Ontario : True North, 2021.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (page 23) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Who was Viola Desmond? -- Viola makes a choice -- Standing against racism -- Viola Desmond's legacy -- Timeline.
Additional Physical Form available Note:
Issued also in electronic formats.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Headingley Municipal Library.

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Headingley Municipal Library J 971.6 NOE (Text) 36440000281088 Junior Non-Fiction Volume hold Available -
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