Viola Desmond

Money
Canada Honours Civil Rights Icon Viola Desmond by Putting Her On the $10 Bill
Desmond is the first black person and the first non-royal woman on regular Canadian bank notes.
Allison Tierney
3.8.18
Identity
Viola Desmond, the Black Woman Who Fought Against Segregation in Canada
In 1946, Viola Desmond insisted on sitting in the whites-only section of a Nova Scotia movie theater, and now she's being put on the $10 bill for her bravery.
Adebe DeRango-Adem
2.27.18
News
Viola Desmond will be the first Canadian woman on the front of a banknote
The civil rights icon fought racial segregation in Nova Scotia.
Rachel Browne
12.8.16