https://padlet.com/smithcl8/6b4qd0sv4sr1 African Nova Scotia Historian en-us 2020-01-27 14:47:44 UTC 2025-11-15 06:26:16 UTC hello@padlet.com smithcl8 https://padlet.com/smithcl8/6b4qd0sv4sr1/wish/436440187 The Roseland Theatre is a landmark theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. Originally built for silent films, it is one of the oldest movie theatre buildings in Nova Scotia but it is best known as the location of a human rights case involving Viola Desmond, who challenged racial segregation in 1946.]]> 2020-01-27 15:12:03 UTC https://padlet.com/smithcl8/6b4qd0sv4sr1/wish/436440187 smithcl8 https://padlet.com/smithcl8/6b4qd0sv4sr1/wish/436443237 Viola Desmond was a Canadian civil rights activist and businesswoman of Black Nova Scotian descent. In 1946 she challenged racial segregation at a cinema in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia by refusing to leave a whites-only area of the Roseland Theatre.]]> 2020-01-27 15:15:52 UTC https://padlet.com/smithcl8/6b4qd0sv4sr1/wish/436443237 smithcl8 https://padlet.com/smithcl8/6b4qd0sv4sr1/wish/436450027 Canada Post issued two stamps today in celebration of Black History Month, highlighting the experiences and accomplishments of two remarkable Canadians: Viola Desmond and John Ware. The stamp designs combine a collage of historic elements used to give dimension to the lives of Desmond and Ware. ]]> 2020-01-27 15:24:23 UTC https://padlet.com/smithcl8/6b4qd0sv4sr1/wish/436450027