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Black Canadians:

Why was Viola Desmond courageous and victorious in challenging racial segregation at a cinema in New Gaslow?

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Viola's legacy is a reminder of what it took to be at this point in society now where everyone is treated fairly and equally despite race and culture.

Through this event, Viola was given the recognition for her bravery years later.

Ultimately, Viola was charged for her act and was not given the justice. This lead to her marriage being broken but she kept her stance in challenging racial segregation in Canada.

Her courageousness was discovered when she refused to remove herself from the whites seating area in the cinema. This got her spending her night in jail.

She was a beautician and activist in Canada's history

Viola Desmond was born July 9, 1914 in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Has Violet King made a major impact on the educational system?

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As her career continued, she got many discriminatory comments but she inspired many young Black Canadians to achieve their academic goals. This impact during that time and still is an inspiration to many students

A year after her graduation, she become the first Black lawyer in Canada. This was a major milestone in Canada's history.

In University, Violet worked hard to become the VP of a Student Union representing her school.

Violet King was always smart and intelligent growing up. She was a leader of an association in high school, leading her to choose her career in law.

The land that was "promised" to them was for non-coloured people and they were refused to get some.

Her family was from Oklahoma but they had immigrated to Alberta in the early 1900s like most Black families. The reason for their immigration was the promise of land.

Violet King was born on October 18, 1929, in Calgary, Alberta.

Thesis: In the early 1800s, Black Canadians were stated as property and slaves of white Canadian residents. This resulted in the possession of the Black’s rights and freedom. They were not considered individuals and were not eligible to have protection of the law. Over the years, Black Canadians wanted a change. They fought for their rights and themselves. A few of these contributions were done by Viola Desmond, Violet King, Mary Ann Shadd Cary and many other Black Canadians.

How did Mary Ann Shadd Cary devote her life to making the mistreatment of Black Canadians recognizable through publishing?

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She faced many hardships throughout her years. She highly recommended emigration to Canada as conditions for Black families are easier in this country than USA. This gave her a start in her newspaper, The Provincial Freeman. It was printed in major cities at the time like Toronto.

She moved to Canada after this for a teaching job in Canada West (Windsor). She started to write books and opened her school for Black Canadians.

Before her significant journey, she attended a conference encouraging Black Americans to emigrant to Canada as USA passed an Fugitive Slave Act, making it harder for Black families living there.

Her role was to empower Black Canadians and their mistreatment in the USA while raising awareness about women's rights

Along with working on her newspaper, she founded a school in Canada West, now known as Windsor, Ontario

Mary was the first Black female publisher in Canada and her newspaper was called, The Provincial Freeman.

Mary Ann Shadd Cary was born on October 9, 1823, in Delaware, USA.