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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:historical_figure
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Order_of_Nova_Scotia
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gptkbp:biography
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Viola Desmond: Her Life and Times
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gptkbp:birth_date
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July 6, 1914
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gptkbp:commemoration
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featured on the Canadian $10 bill
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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symbol of resistance against injustice
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gptkbp:death_date
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February 7, 1965
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gptkbp:education
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Nova Scotia Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
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gptkbp:ethnicity
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African Canadian
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gptkbp:honors
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posthumously pardoned in 2010
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Viola Desmond
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gptkbp:impact
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highlighted racial segregation in Canada
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gptkbp:influenced
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Canadian civil rights legislation
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Rosa_Parks
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gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of
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fought against racial discrimination
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gptkbp:known_for
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civil rights activism
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gptkbp:legacy
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inspiration for civil rights movements in Canada
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:Canadian
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gptkbp:notable_event
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arrest for refusing to leave a whites-only section of a movie theater
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Businesswoman
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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gptkb:Halifax,_Nova_Scotia
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York
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gptkbp:portrayed_in
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film ' The Viola Desmond Story'
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gptkbp:spouse
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Jack Desmond
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Black_Canadian_culture
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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