WONDER #2904: Who Was Viola Desmond?
Question 1 of 3
What caused Viola Desmond’s arrest?
- She refused to let a woman into her beauty school.
- She married a white man.
- She refused to sit in the Black section of a movie theater.
- She refused to pay a government amusement tax.
Question 2 of 3
What lesson can be learned from studying Viola Desmond’s case?
- One person’s protest can make a difference.
- Not all countries had segregation laws.
- Not all activism starts with a planned protest.
- All of the above.
Question 3 of 3
What is a synonym for the word segregation?
- Separation
- Racism
- Discrimination
- All of the above
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