Viola Desmond

By Marcia Johnson

1946 New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. A black beautician from Halifax refuses to sit in the balcony of the segregated movie theatre and is sent to jail and convicted of tax evasion for the $ 0.02 difference in price. The conviction is upheld by the Nova Scotia Supreme Court.

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2007, CBC Radio, Canada

Publication year

2009

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Playwrights Guild of Canada

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Radio play was titled Living in Hope: Viola Desmond's Story.

Radio play was titled Living in Hope: Viola Desmond's Story.

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