Bibliograph

Viola Desmond won't be budged!, Jody Nyasha Warner ; pictures by Richard Rudnicki

Type

Label

Viola Desmond won't be budged!, Jody Nyasha Warner ; pictures by Richard Rudnicki

Language

eng

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

portraitsillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Viola Desmond won't be budged!

Oclc number

166390006

Responsibility statement

Jody Nyasha Warner ; pictures by Richard Rudnicki

Summary

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

Target audience

juvenile

Classification