Parks Canada pays tribute to Canadian civil rights pioneer Viola Desmond in New Glasgow, N.S.
Canadian civil rights pioneer Viola Desmond was commemorated Friday at a former theatre in Nova Scotia where she was arrested for sitting in a whites-only section more than 75 years ago.
In a news release, federal Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, who participated in the ceremony, said Desmond’s courage and “unwavering commitment to equal rights” has helped to shape the country. After her arrest, she was left in jail for 12 hours before being fined $26 for tax evasion. The fine, based on the one-cent difference in tax paid for floor and balcony tickets, was the only way local authorities could legally justify Desmond’s jailing. Desmond, who died in 1965, was given a posthumous apology and pardon for her arrest by the province in April 2010.
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