Keywords
Viola Desmond, racism, segregation, Canada, legal history, Nova Scotia, law
Abstract
Viola Desmond's courageous efforts to eliminate racial segregation are not as well known to Canadians in general. However, the legal response to Viola Desmond' s challenge provides one of the best examples of the historical role of law in sustaining racism in Canada.
Recommended Citation
Constance Backhouse, "Racial Segregation in Canadian Legal History: Viola Desmond's Challenge, Nova Scotia, 1946" (1994) 17:2 Dal LJ 299.
