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On this day in 1946, Viola Desmond, an African Nova Scotian entrepreneur and mentor, was arrested for daring to violate racial segregation in a New Glasgow theatre, marking a watershed moment for civil rights in Canada.</p> </div> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div id="content-area" class="clearfix"> <div class="region region-content"> <div id="block-views-events-block_1" class="block block-views blue block-odd block-1 first"> <div class="block-inner"> <div class="content" > <div class="view view-events view-id-events view-display-id-block_1 view-dom-id-6cacdde32eae8f0168ae3cca9c55665f"> <div class="view-header"> <h2>Events</h2> </div> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="https://museum.novascotia.ca/event/fayne-leopold-fold-artist-exhibit">Fayne Leopold Fold Artist Exhibit</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-date"> <div class="field-content"><span class="date-display-range"><span class="date-display-start" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2024-11-21T00:00:00-04:00">November 21, 2024</span> to <span class="date-display-end" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2024-12-04T00:00:00-04:00">December 4, 2024</span></span></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-museum"> <div class="field-content">Ross Farm Museum, New Ross</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <span class="field-content">We are excited to present the Fayne Leopold Fold Artist Exhibit. 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