Viola Desmond Won't Be Budged!

Viola Desmond Won't Be Budged!In 1946, Viola Desmond bought a movie ticket at the Roseland Theatre in Nova Scotia. After settling into a main floor seat, an usher came by and told her to move, because her ticket was only good for the balcony. She offered to pay the difference in price but was refused: You people have to sit in the upstairs section. Viola refused to move. She was hauled off to jail, but her actions gave strength and inspiration to Canada s black community. Vibrant

In 1946, Viola Desmond bought a movie ticket at the Roseland Theatre in Nova Scotia. After settling into a main floor seat, an usher came by and told her to move, because her ticket was only good for the balcony. She offered to pay the difference in price but was refused: You people have to sit in the upstairs section. Viola refused to move. She was hauled off to jail, but her actions gave strength and inspiration to Canada s black community. Vibrant illustrations and oral-style prose tell Viola s story with sympathy and historical accuracy."

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Groundwood Books
Published: 11/01/2010
ISBN: 9780888997791
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 10.10h x 8.30w x 0.70d

Review Citations: Quill & Quire 10/01/2010 pg. 35
Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2010
Publishers Weekly 10/11/2010 pg. 42
Booklist 11/15/2010 pg. 34
School Library Journal 12/01/2010 pg. 98
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2011 pg. 189

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 140917 / Viola Desmond Won't Be Budged
Reading Level: 3.6 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5