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Long road to justice, the Viola Desmond story, director, Brian Murray; editor, Bill Jardine; cinematographer, Dan Mombourquette

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Long road to justice, the Viola Desmond story, director, Brian Murray; editor, Bill Jardine; cinematographer, Dan Mombourquette
Language
eng
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videorecording
Intended audience
E
Main title
Long road to justice
Responsibility statement
director, Brian Murray; editor, Bill Jardine; cinematographer, Dan Mombourquette
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Sub title
the Viola Desmond story
Summary
Nine years before Rosa Parks famously refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, an African Nova Scotian entrepreneur made a similar stand in a New Glasgow movie theatre. This documentary highlights the life of Viola Desmond and places her action and its consequences in the broader context of the struggle for civil rights in Nova Scotia
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
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Viola Desmond story
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