Tells the story of Viola Desmond, an African Canadian woman who, in 1946, challenged a Nova Scotia movie theater's segregation policy by refusing to move from her seat to an upstairs section designated for use by blacks.
Themes
Genres: Non-Fiction
Categories: Biography, Oppression & Resilience
Content: Activism
Settings: Canada, Northern America
Ethnicity: Canadian, Unspecified
Gender: Girl/Woman
Race/Culture: Black/African/African American, White/European American/Caucasian
Character Prominence: Background, Dominant Main, Secondary