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How civil rights icon Viola Desmond helped change course of Canadian history – Canada – CBC News

by SoMetro News Editor | Dec 9, 2016 | Black Lives Matter, Cival Rights Movement, Living While Black, Race In America

She’s often described as “Canada’s Rosa Parks,” but if anything, Rosa Parks is America’s Viola Desmond.

Source: How civil rights icon Viola Desmond helped change course of Canadian history – Canada – CBC News

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