Historica Canada is proud to share a new Heritage Minute celebrating a Canadian civil rights icon. 
Businesswoman Viola Desmond courageously fought racial segregation in Nova Scotia in the 1940s after she was arrested while sitting in a movie theatre section reserved for white patrons. Though her legal challenge was unsuccessful, the case became a catalyst for change. She was posthumously pardoned in 2010 by Nova Scotia Lieutenant-Governor Mayann Francis.
 
Viola Desmond’s spirit and vision for justice lives on. Learn more about her story on The Canadian Encyclopedia. 
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Viola Desmond stamp (© Canada Post, 2012)

​ Stay tuned for the launch of our new Viola Desmond Heritage Minute in February 2016.