Viola Davis Desmond

Viola Davis Desmond (July 6, 1914 – February 7, 1965) was an African-Nova Scotian.On November 8, 1946, Viola Desmond refused to sit in the balcony designated exclusively for blacks in the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow.  took her seat on the ground floor where only white people were allowed to sit. After being forcibly removed from the theatre and arrested, Desmond was eventually found guilty of not paying the one-cent difference in tax on the balcony ticket from the main floor theatre ticket. She was fined $20 ($251.30 in 2010^[1]) and court costs ($6). She paid the fine but decided to fight the charge in court. This need to be brought to the attention of people who may be unaware of some of the history and stories that have happened. There are too many people who have been phenomenal impacts to black history and haven’t been recognized but Viola needs to be brought to peoples attention.