Results: Viola Desmond - Canadian, black businesswoman and activist

Did you know Viola Desmond is the new face on Canada's $10 bill? Release date was on March, 2018.

Viola Desmond was a successful black businesswoman who was jailed, convicted and fined for defiantly refusing to leave a whites-only area of a movie theatre in 1946. Her court case was an inspiration for the pursuit of racial equality across Canada. Viola's story is part of the permanent collection at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Have you heard of her before?

In the year leading up to Canada's choice for the new face on the $10 bill, Viola Desmond was among ten possible Canadian woman candidates and she won out over all the rest. Were you aware of this?

Do you applaud civil activism?

Do you believe that sometimes it is necessary for civil activism to take place in order for those in power to understand that in some cases government rules and regulations are infringing on the people's vital civil rights?