New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
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New Glasgow is a town in Pictou County, in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It is situated on the banks of the East River of Pictou, which flows into Pictou Harbour, a sub-basin of the Northumberl
Aerial view of downtown
Coat of arms
Hector Pioneer by sculptor John A. Wilson of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia (Wilson donated land for the Aberdeen Regional Hospital)
New Glasgow riverfront
Viola Desmond
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Viola Irene Desmond was a Canadian civil and women's rights activist and businesswoman of Black Nova Scotian descent. In 1946, she challenged racial segregation at a cinema in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
…Rhind was commissioned to make the Nova Scotia Highlander soldier cenotaph. In 1946, New Glasgow was the setting for an important civil rights case when Viola Desmond challenged racial segregation of New Glasgow's Roseland Theatre. New Glasgow became a service centre for the county during the late 20th century as…
Desmond c. 1940
A tin of sepia face powder sold by Viola Desmond
The Roseland Theatre building in New Glasgow
Roseland film theatre