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| Born | Viola Irene Davis, July 06, 1914, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died | February 07, 1965, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | Bloomfield High School |
| Occupation | Business owner and beautician |
| Spouse(s) | Jack Desmond |
About Viola Desmond
Civil Rights Leader Viola Desmond was born on July 6, 1914 in Canada (She dies at the age of 50, on February 7, 1965).
Remembered for fighting for the rights of fellow African Canadians by refusing to retreat to a segregated portion of Nova Scotia's Roseland Theatre, she is also remembered for establishing a beauty school catering to the needs of black women and for launching a successful beauty products line for women of African descent.
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Viola Desmond before becoming famous
Viola Desmond was born in the Zodiac sign Cancer (The Crab), and 1914 is also the year of Tiger (兎) in the Chinese Zodiac.
She went to beauty schools in New York, Montreal, and Atlantic City in her early years.
Achievement of Viola Desmond
She was punished and imprisoned for her rightfully defiant deed, but the Canadian government formally pardoned her after her death.
Viola Desmond's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship
As the daughter of Gwendolin and James Davis, she and her fourteen siblings grew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Later in life, she married Jack Desmond.
Viola Desmond Collabed with
Civil Rights Leader Rosa Parks, an American Civil Rights fighter who famously refused to give up a bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, has been compared to her. Desmond's act was over a decade ahead of Parks'.
Viola Desmond Income & Net worth
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Latest information about Viola Desmond updated on March 18 2023.
