where did viola desmond grow up
Poloz said Viola Desmond will replace Sir John A. Macdonald on the ten-dollar bill. Viola Desmond Viola Desmond was a mixed-race businesswoman. She was born in 1914 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. At that time, many Canadian schools, neighbourhoods and businesses weresegregated. People of colour couldnât eat in certain restaurants or shop in certain stores.