Viola Desmond

Money

Canada Honours Civil Rights Icon Viola Desmond by Putting Her On the $10 Bill

03.08.18

By Allison Tierney
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Viola Desmond, the Black Woman Who Fought Against Segregation in Canada

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By Adebe DeRango-Adem
Pulse

Viola Desmond will be the first Canadian woman on the front of a banknote

12.08.16

By Rachel Browne

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