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Honorary Graduation Ceremony
CA BI MG 21.14-B-28 · Item · 2012
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is a photograph of a group of people seated around a dinner table toasting Wanda Robson, seated in the centre, while celebrating the honorary Doctor of Letters degree she received from Cape Breton University.

Honorary Graduation Ceremony
CA BI MG 21.14-B-26 · Item · 2012
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is a photo of Wanda Robson, wearing a graduation cap and gown, on the day she received her honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Cape Breton University. Two unidentified people are standing in the foreground facing Robson.

Honorary Graduation Ceremony
CA BI MG 21.14-B-33 · Item · 2012
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is a photograph of Wanda Robson, centre, on stage with Dr. Graham Reynolds, second from right, and three other men at the Cape Breton University graduation ceremony where Robson received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree.

Honorary Graduation Ceremony
CA BI MG 21.14-B-36 · Item · 2012
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is a photograph of Wanda Robson, wearing a graduation cap and gown, surrounded by five of her grandchildren at the Cape Breton University graduation ceremony where she received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree.

CA BI MG 21.14-A-1-15 · Item · April 12, 2010
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is a newspaper clipping of pages A1 and A2 of The Chronicle Herald from Halifax, Nova Scotia. On page A1, continuing on page A2, is the article, "Innocence Lost: A white child sees reality of racism" about Ian Fraser who witnessed Viola Desmond's arrest at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia in 1946. On page A2 a second article titled, "Nov. 8 could be Viola Desmond Day" outlines a provincial day of honour for Desmond proposed by the Progressive Conservative party.

"Viola's Vindication"
CA BI MG 21.14-A-1-19 · Item · April 16, 2010
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is a newspaper clipping from The Chronicle Herald titled, "Viola's Vindication" regarding the posthumous apology and pardon given to Viola Desmond for her 1946 arrest at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.

"Province rights a wrong"
CA BI MG 21.14-A-1-21 · Item · April 16, 2010
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is a newspaper clipping from the Metro News in Halifax, Nova Scotia titled, "Province rights a wrong," outlining the official apology and pardon Viola Desmond received posthumously for her 1946 arrest at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.

"Portrait Unveiled"
CA BI MG 21.14-A-1-22 · Item · November 9, 2010
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is a newspaper clipping from the Cape Breton Post with a photograph of Lt.-Gov. Mayann Francis unveiling a portrait of Viola Desmond at Government House in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Viola Desmond Cartoon
CA BI MG 21.14-A-1-23 · Item · 2014
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is a newspaper clipping of a cartoon created by Cape Breton Ink in the Cape Breton Post featuring Viola Desmond being arrested at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia in the left panel and Rosa Parks being arrested on the bus in Montgomery, Alabama in the right panel.

"Business pioneer"
CA BI MG 21.14-A-1-24 · Item · February 5, 2012
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is four pages of the Sunday Herald produced by The Chronicle Herald in Halifax, Nova Scotia with a cover feature on Viola Desmond. The article titled, "The woman behind the story," outlines Viola Desmond's life as a business woman and entrepreneur, her 1946 arrest at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, and her legacy as a Canadian social justice icon.

CA BI MG 21.14-A-3-3 · Item · November 9, 2015
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is a newspaper article from The Chronicle Herald titled, "Theatre named after Desmond," about the opening of the Viola Desmond Outdoor Theatre in Warrington Park in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The article includes comments from Gertrude Jeffries, who had her hair done almost weekly by Desmond as a child, and Michael Davis-Cole, Viola's nephew.

"A Rare Honour"
CA BI MG 21.14-A-4-6 · Item · February 2, 2012
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is a newspaper clipping from The Chronicle Herald featuring a photograph of Wanda Robson at the Black Cultural Centre in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia during the unveiling of the Viola Desmond stamp. Standing with Robson are Leslie Oliver, president of the Black Cultural Centre (back, right), and Canada Post's Robert Waite.

CA BI MG 21.14-A-5-2 · Item · March 27, 2012
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is four copies of an article titled "Documentary about Viola Desmond to be screened Wednesday" in the Cape Breton Post about a screening of the the documentary, "A Long Road to Justice: The Viola Desmond Story" at Cape Breton University (CBU).

CA BI MG 21.14-A-6-8 · Item · January 13, 2014
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is a newspaper clipping from an unidentified newspaper titled, "Voice of the People: A Vote for Desmond," with a short write up by Jon Stone of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia who supported the idea that Nova Scotia's newly formed February holiday, Heritage Day, be named after Viola Desmond.

"Viola Desmond Day"
CA BI MG 21.14-A-6-10 · Item · February 12, 2014
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is a newspaper clipping from the Cape Breton Post about efforts to have Nova Scotia's newly formed February holiday, Heritage Day, named after Viola Desmond.

CA BI MG 21.14-A-6-11 · Item · (originally created February 18, 2014)
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is a photocopied newspaper article from The Chronicle Herald titled, "Holiday honours rights pioneer," announcing that Nova Scotia's first Heritage Day in February 2015 would be dedicated to Viola Desmond.

CA BI MG 21.14-A-6-21 · Item · 2016
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is a newspaper clipping of a letter to the editor by Kathleen Bunin in the Cape Breton Post titled, "Support for Viola Desmond Day," written in response to Ron Caplan's article "A second chance for Viola Desmond Day."

CA BI MG 21.14-A-7-5 · Item · 2010
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is a clipping from an unidentified newspaper or magazine titled, "Recently named Chairs at CBU," naming Dr. Keith G. Brown as the Purdy Crawford Chair in Aboriginal Business Studies, Dr. Graham Reynolds as the Viola Desmond Chair in Social Justice, and John MacKinnon as the George Unsworth Chair in Accounting.

CA BI MG 21.14-A-8-2 · Item · September 10, 2010
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is a newspaper clipping from the Cape Breton Post titled, "Keeping sister's legacy alive," featuring a photograph of Wanda Robson signing copies of her book, Sister to Courage: Stories from the World of Viola Desmond, Canada's Rosa Parks, at the Wilfred Oram Centennial Library in North Sydney, Nova Scotia.

CA BI MG 21.14-A-8-3 · Item · October 10, 2010
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is a newspaper clipping from The Chronicle Herald titled, "Dark time in Nova Scotia's past," about the publication of Wanda Robson's book, Sister to Courage: Stories from the World of Viola Desmond, Canada's Rosa Parks.

"A Black Renaissance..."
CA BI MG 21.14-A-15-3 · Item · (originally created January 13, 1991)
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is a photocopy of an article from The Daily News Sunday Magazine titled, "A Black Renaissance..." about Maxine Tyne's collection of poems and short stories, Woman Talking Woman.