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  Play showcasing Viola Desmond’s historical stand grew to span period of four decades

  Viola Desmond made history in 1946 when she refused to leave a whites-only area of the Roseland Theatre, a movie house in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. She was then convicted of a minor tax violation for the one-cent tax difference between the seat she paid for and the more expensive seat she used.

  By Paula E. Kirman     Issue 77, Fall/Winter 2020/21