Viola Desmond

Viola Desmond (6 July 1914 – 7 February 1965) was a Canadian civil rights activist and businesswoman. She owned a hair salon, a beauty school, and even had her own line of beauty products. She was arrested for not paying a penny and for sitting on the ground floor and sat in jail for 12 hours. Her younger sister, Wanda Robson, stepped up to clear her older sister's name.
== Popular Culture ==
=== Appearances ===
==== Variants ====
The following list is of explicit appearances of Viola Desmond.
Year	Name 	Appearance	Notes
2016	Viola Desmond	
* Heritage Minutes, "Viola Desmond"	
* Portrayed by Kandyse McClure.Viola Desmond - IMDBKandyse McClure - IMDB
2017	Viola Desmond	
* Canada: The Story of Us, episode "A New Identity (1946 - 1970)"	
* Portrayed by Alana Hibbert.A New Identity (1946 - 1970) - IMDBAlana Hibbert - IMDB
* Shaun Mazzocca portrayed Maurice Richard,Shaun Mazzocca - IMDB and John Walsh portrayed Joey Smallwood.John Walsh - IMDB
2020	Viola Desmond	
* Controlled Damage, author Andrea Scott	
* Portrayed by Deborah Castrilli.Controlled Damage puts Viola Desmond centre stage at Neptune Theatre - Tim Arsenault, 3 February 2020, The Chronicle Herald
== Links ==
* Viola Desmond on Wikipedia
* Viola Desmond on the Canadian Encyclopedia
== References ==
Category:Real people
Category:Real civil rights activists
Category:Real Canadian civil rights activists
Category:Real recipients of pardons