Viola Desmond Flashcards
1
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Who
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Viola Desmond, Canadian government
2
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What
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Viola Desmond was arrested for refusing to leave the seat she paid for in the whites only section at a movie theater
3
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Where
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A theater in Novia Scotia
4
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When
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1946 she rufeused to leave the seat and sent to Prison. She was pardoned after her death in 2010
5
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Why
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She was faced with racial discrimination even though she could afforded the more expensive seat
