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    Scirocco Drama, 2020
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    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.

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  • Author: Scott, Andrea
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    2020
    Summary:

    Controlled Damage explores the life of Canadian civil rights icon Viola Desmond and how her act of bravery in a Nova Scotia movie theatre in 1946 started a ripple effect that is still felt today. An ordinary woman forced to be extraordinary by an unyielding and racist world, Desmond never gave up -- despite the personal cost to her and those who loved her. Andrea Scott's highly theatrical examination of Desmond and her legacy traces the impact that she had on our culture, but also casts light on the slow progress of the fight for social justice and civil rights in Canada.

    Genre:
    Canadian drama
    Subject(s): Civil rights | Desmond, Viola | Motion picture theaters | Racism | Segregation
    Original Publisher: Winnipeg, Scirocco Drama
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781927922712, 1927922712