Viola Desmond, a source of pride for Nova Scotians, is featured in the newest Heritage Minute from Historica Canada. Set in 1946 Nova Scotia, Desmond tries to go to a movie at a theatre ...

“All I wanted was to see a movie.” So says the character who plays Viola Desmond in the Heritage Minutes film of the black business owner’s experience with racial discrimination in a -theatre in New ...

Civil rights activist Viola Desmond, often described as the “Rosa Parks of Canada,” has just become the subject of a Heritage Minute, by Historica Canada, to mark the beginning of Black ...

Formally known as Heritage Minutes, the 60-second pieces bring to life the stories of people like Viola Desmond, who challenged racial segregation at a film theatre in Nova Scotia in 1946 ...

bus. Desmond was arrested, jailed, convicted, and fined for challenging the racial-segregation law of the era. Video of Heritage Minutes: Viola Desmond This emotional Heritage Minute tells how ...

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 ...