Levels 1 & 2 (grades 5 and up) Viola Desmond

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For decades, the Queen has been asked to nominate the only female face on the front women who had helped shape Black HIstory of Canadian bank notes. Th at our history. Month will change next year. Canada offi cially recognized In just over one month, more February as Black History Month The faces of Canada than 26,000 nominations came in 1995. Th is month celebrates In 2014 the in. Th e 461 women nominated the heritage and achievements surveyed Canadians. It wanted included suff ragettes, of African-Canadians like to fi nd out what they thought humanitarians, Olympic Viola Desmond. It it also raises should be on the country’s bank champions, writers, artists, awareness of the obstacles they notes. scientists and engineers. have faced, such as segregation. Th is long list of names was Th e survey showed that She was born in 1914 in Halifax, eventually narrowed down to Canadians want to see gender . equality, multiculturalism twelve, then fi ve. Finally, in and Aboriginal representation. December, the Bank of Canada At that time, many Canadian Th ey also want images of announced its decision. Finance schools, neighbourhoods and iconic Canadian activities, Minister and Bank businesses were segregated. achievements, and people. of Canada governor Stephen People of colour couldn’t Poloz said Viola Desmond will eat in certain restaurants or So, on International Women’s replace Sir John A. Macdonald shop in certain stores. Th ey Day last March 8, Prime on the ten-dollar bill. weren’t welcome in all schools. Minister Justin Trudeau acted. Viola Desmond Employers could refuse to hire He said the government would them. honour a woman from Canada’s Viola Desmond was a past on a new bank note. He mixed-race businesswoman.

Definitions gender equality: the situation that results when there is no discrimination based on gender iconic: very famous and well known, and believed to represent a particular idea multiculturalism: the presence of (or support for having) multiple distinct cultural or ethnic groups within a society segregate: to enforce the separation of diff erent racial groups in a country, community, or establishment suffragette: a woman seeking the right to vote through organized protest Page 2 What in the world? • Breaking news Feb. 2017 national Viola Desmond – Making a Stand by Taking a Seat Because of segregation, Viola manager,” she said. “I’m not Desmond couldn’t attend beauty doing anything wrong.” On the Money school in Nova Scotia. So what Th e Bank of Canada, established Th e manager called the police. did she do? She trained in in 1935, is the country’s central Th ey removed and arrested her. and the United States bank. One of its responsibilities Th e next day, they charged her instead. Th en, she returned to is to design and distribute bank with not paying the one-penny Halifax where she set up the notes. tax diff erence between an successful Desmond School of upstairs and a downstairs ticket. Bank note series are redesigned Beauty Culture. She also created from time to time to protect our a line of beauty products for Ms. Desmond paid a $26 fi ne currency with the latest security black women. rather than spend 30 days in jail. features. Th e current series, for instance, switched from “One down, please” Later, however, she appealed the decision. Th at made her the fi rst paper to hard-to-counterfeit In 1946, Ms. Desmond was on a person of colour to challenge polymer. Other updates added business trip when her car broke segregation in a Canadian court. text in French and English, and down in New Glasgow, Nova more features for the visually Scotia. While she waited for it to In the end, the Nova Scotia impaired. be fi xed, she went to a movie at Supreme Court ruled against Bank note themes change, too. the Roseland Th eatre. her. However, her bravery Queen Elizabeth was removed inspired blacks to push for an from several bills in the 1970s to Ms. Desmond asked the cashier end to legal segregation in the make room for other Canadian for a ticket to sit downstairs. province. In 1954, that fi nally leaders. Th e back has also However, when she took her happened. increasingly focussed on our seat, the usher told her that she Pardoned scenery and accomplishments. was in the wrong place. She was Viola Desmond died in 1965. Canada’s eighth series of bank supposed to sit in the balcony. notes will be issued over the next In 2010, , Nova When Ms. Desmond tried decade. Th e bill featuring Viola Scotia’s fi rst black lieutenant- to clear up the mistake with Desmond will be designed fi rst. governor, pardoned her. As well, the cashier, she learned that Her portrait will be on the front the premier apologized on behalf there hadn’t been one. She had with images of social justice on of the province. He called her the reverse. been sold a balcony ticket on resistance “an act of courage.” purpose. “I’m not permitted to “Big changes can start with Aft er that, Viola Desmond’s sell downstairs tickets to you moments of dignity and historic story began to spread. people,” the cashier told her. bravery,” said Mr. Morneau. In 2012, issued a Her day in court “Viola Desmond… broke down stamp with her picture and last barriers, provided inspiration Outraged, Viola Desmond year a new Heritage Minute told to Canadians on social justice returned to her chosen seat. her story. Now, she’s going to be issues and showed that... every She refused to leave it. “Get the the face of our new ten-dollar one of us, individually, can make bill. a diff erence.” J Definitions pardon: to offi cially forgive someone for a crime Page 3 What in the world? • Breaking news Feb. 2017 national Viola Desmond – Making a Stand by Taking a Seat ON THE LINES

Answer the following in complete sentences: 1. What does segregation mean?

2. Describe what it was like in Canada in the early 1900s for people of colour.

3. Where did Viola Desmond attend beauty school? Why?

4. Where did Viola Desmond establish her business?

5. In which town did Viola Desmond attend a movie in November, 1946?

6. Where did Viola Desmond wish to sit in the theatre?

7. What happened aft er Viola Desmond refused to move to the balcony?

8. What was the result of the charges against Viola Desmond? Explain.

9. Which organization is responsible for designing and distributing currency in Canada?

10. What did the governor of the bank and the federal fi nance minister announce on December 8?

Page 4 What in the world? • Breaking news Feb. 2017 national Viola Desmond – Making a Stand by Taking a Seat BETWEEN THE LINES An inference is a conclusion drawn from evidence. A plausible inference is supported by evidence in the article and is consistent with known facts outside of the article. What inference(s) can you draw from the fact that more than 26,000 nominations came in for a woman to be honoured on a new $10 bank note?

BEYOND THE LINES Research and report on the other four worthy women who were shortlisted for the ten-dollar bill. Who would you have chosen and why? Start your research at http://www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes/ banknoteable/nominations/

JUST TALK ABOUT IT 1. a) What do you imagine was going through Viola Desmond’s mind as she determinedly sat in her downstairs seat? Explain. b) As you see it, for what reasons might it be acceptable for people to break a law that they consider unjust? For what reasons could you argue that it is never acceptable to break a law? Explain. 2. As you see it, what is the importance of this story? Explain.

ONLINE Note: Th e links below are listed at www.lesplan.com/en/links for easy access. 1. Visit Historica’s annotated guide to online resources on the history of Canada’s Black community at http://www.blackhistorycanada.ca/index.php?lang=en 2. Watch the Heritage Minute for Viola Desmond at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie0xWYRSX7Y 3. Learn more about Viola Desmond and bank notes from the Bank of Canada website at http://www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes/ 4. Read “Ten Black Trailblazers Every Canadian Should Know” at http://www.cbc.ca/books/2016/02/viola-desmond.html J

Page 5 What in the world? • Breaking news Feb. 2017 national Viola Desmond – Making a Stand by Taking a Seat Photographs are useful sources of information. Learning to “read the clues” in photographs can help us learn about historical or contemporary events, time periods or people. Th e “5W” questions (Who, What, Where, When and Why) is a technique used by reporters when investigating an event – and may be helpful in interpreting a photograph. Each of the 5W questions can help us focus on clues (hints or pieces of information that help us fi nd out something) or evidence in the picture. We can then use these clues to help us draw conclusions (answers or ideas that we think of because of a clue) about what is happening in a photograph. Consider the picture below:

(Adrian Wyld/Th e Canadian Press)

Prepared with assistance from TC2, Th e Critical Th inking Consortium. © 2017 Page 6 What in the world? • Breaking news Feb. 2017 national Viola Desmond – Making a Stand by Taking a Seat 1. Use the chart below to help you interpret what is happening in the photograph. Record as much evidence as you can for each question.

Clues (what you see in the picture) Conclusions (what you think about what you see) Who is in the photograph?

What are the people doing?

Where is the action taking place?

When did the action in the photograph take place? Why is the action happening?

2. Write a caption: Develop a complete and believable explanation (or caption) for the photograph. A good explanation answers all of the 5W questions, is supported with evidence, and leaves no doubts about the conclusions.

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Prepared with assistance from TC2, Th e Critical Th inking Consortium. © 2017 Page 7 What in the world? • Breaking news Feb. 2017 Quizz VIOLA DESMOND Write the letter that corresponds to the best answer on the line beside each question: ______1. Which organization is responsible for designing and distributing Canadian currency? a) Bank of Nova Scotia b) Bank of Canada c) d) Revenue Canada ______2. Who is currently featured on the ten-dollar bill? a) John A. Macdonald b) Queen Elizabeth II c) George Washington d) Pierre Trudeau ______3. Where was Viola Desmond arrested? a) in a restaurant b) on a transit bus c) at a hair salon d) in a theatre ______4. True or False? Viola Desmond opened a beauty school in Halifax. ______5. True or False? Viola Desmond went to jail for disturbing the peace.

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