for a family funeral. "And when she got as far as Truro, the train stopped," Robson was told. Viola Desmond, right, who became a civil rights icon for her actions in the late 1940s, has been ...

Viola Desmond in her studio ... in that my dad taught us that we were as important as anybody else. Our family believed that what you want, you can get." Williams's uncle on her father's side ...

HALIFAX – The province celebrates its first Heritage Day honouree Monday, but the family of Viola Desmond is disappointed the holiday named after Desmond will be a one-time event. In 1946 ...

In 1946, Viola Desmond, a 32-year-old entrepreneur from ... "This is amazing, unique, and our family will go down in history. Imagine that." ...

Desmond was a black woman ... Who’s to say a rule like this could never have impacted you or your family? In this sense, when the Viola Desmonds of the world take a stand they’re standing ...

The youngest sister of Canadian civil rights icon Viola Desmond has donated her collection of family documents to the Beaton Institute of Cape Breton University. Wanda Robson, of North Sydney, ...

The family of Desmond, who died in 1965 ... deceased women who contributed to Canadian society. In addition to Viola Desmond, the other finalists were the aboriginal heritage poet Pauline Johnson ...

“Our family will go down in history – in history, imagine that.” This article was amended on 10 March 2018 to make clear that Viola Desmond is the first Canadian woman to appear on one of ...

Canada is taking steps to honor civil rights icon Viola Desmond by putting her on the ... The queen of England and few members of the royal family have appeared on Canadian currency in the past.