Viola Desmond
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About Viola Desmond
Remembered for fighting for the rights of fellow African Canadians by refusing to retreat to a segregated portion of Nova Scotia's Roseland Theatre, she is also remembered for establishing a beauty school catering to the needs of black women and for launching a successful beauty products line for women of African descent.
Before Fame
In her early years, she attended beauty schools in New York, Montreal, and Atlantic City.
Trivia
She was fined and temporarily jailed for her rightfully defiant act; after her death, she was officially pardoned by the Canadian government.
Family Life
She and her fourteen siblings grew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia, as the children of Gwendolin and James Davis. She later married Jack Desmond.
Associated With
She has often been compared to American Civil Rights activist Rosa Parks, who famously refused to give up a seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus. Desmond's act actually preceded Parks' by nearly a decade.
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A. Zodiac Birth Chart, Sky Chart, Astrology Chart or Natal Chart of Viola Desmond
You can think of the planets as symbolizing core parts of the human personality, and the signs as different colors of consciousness through which they filter.
Planet | Zodiac Sign | House | Degree |
Each house is associated with a set of traits, beginning from the self, and expanding outward into society and beyond.
House | Zodiac Sign | Degree |
The aspects describe the geometric angles between the planets. Each shape they produce has a different meaning.
Planet 1 | Aspect | Planet 2 | Degree | Level |
Numerology chart of Viola Desmond
Numerology Birth chart of Viola Desmond
Birthday: 6 Month 7, 1914
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Viola Desmond's birthday is on July 6.
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Viola Desmond's 51 years old now
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Viola Desmond is from Halifax , Canada .
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Viola Desmond was born on 6 Month 7, 1914.