Viola Desmond
29 Podcast Episodes
How Wanda Robson and her sister Viola Desmond reunited posthumously
How Wanda Robson and her sister Viola Desmond reunited posthumously
Viola Desmond and her sister Wanda Robson are together again, in the Camp Hill Cemetery. Find out how they came to be bu... Read more
14 Jul 2023
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11mins
Was Viola Desmond REALLY The Canadian Rosa Parks??
Was Viola Desmond REALLY The Canadian Rosa Parks??
Viola was an extremely successful business woman who did everything in her power to propel Black women forward during a ... Read more
8 Feb 2023
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21mins
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Attic Treasures plus Viola Desmond
Attic Treasures plus Viola Desmond
This week, Kate talks about a treasure that was found found in the attic of a Haliburton County home from 1888 (an invit... Read more
30 Sep 2022
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14mins
Viola Desmond
Viola Desmond
Desmond was convicted after refusing to leave her seat in a segregated movie theater in Nova Scotia in 1946. But she als... Read more
31 Aug 2022
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39mins
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Viola Desmond
Viola Desmond
The Down Home Podcasts explores the life of one of Canada's civil rights icons, Viola Desmond. Also in this episode Jay ... Read more
13 Jun 2022
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22mins
Afro History: Viola Desmond Black Canadian
Afro History: Viola Desmond Black Canadian
Afro History in Canada I never knew today we talk about Viola Desmond Black woman who made own mark not only in Black hi... Read more
21 Feb 2022
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29mins
S7E9 Viola Desmond: The Woman on the 10 Dollar Bill
S7E9 Viola Desmond: The Woman on the 10 Dollar Bill
Nine years before Rosa Parks galvanised the American civil rights movement by refusing to sit at the back of a bus, Viol... Read more
4 Jan 2022
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18mins
Viola Desmond
Viola Desmond
15 Aug 2021
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Viola Desmond: Black Civil Rights Activist
Viola Desmond: Black Civil Rights Activist
This week, Liz and Dakota look back at Nova Scotia's Viola Desmond, and her fight against racial discrimination in the 1... Read more
2 Jun 2021
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30mins
Viola Desmond
Viola Desmond
This week we cover the amazing woman on your $10 bill. Viola Desmond, who fought against segregation and discrimination ... Read more
4 Mar 2021
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48mins
