Read the following story and answer 3 questionsbeneath. Viola Desmond was a young woman living in Halifax.

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Read the following story and answer 3 questionsbeneath.

Viola Desmond was a young woman living in Halifax. She worked asa beautician and teacher. On November 8, 1946, she was driving tothe city of Sydney, Nova Scotia. Her car broke down in the town ofNew Glasgow, and she was not able to get it fixed right away. Ms.Desmond had to spend the night in New Glasgow. She found a motelroom, and decided to go to the movies that night.

Movie theatres in Nova Scotia were segregated. All blacks had tosit in the balcony. Only white people could sit in the "houseseats" (the ones on the ground floor). Ms. Desmond sat in one ofthe house seats. The theatre manager ordered her to sit in thebalcony. Ms. Desmond refused. The police were called to thetheatre, and she was arrested. She spent 12 hours in jail. She wasfound guilty of tax evasion (because she sat in a seat that wasmore expensive, and she did not pay the tax on the more expensiveticket), and punished with a $20 fine and 30 days in jail.

A new group in Nova Scotia, The new Nova Scotia Association forthe advancement of Coloured People (NSAACP) helped her. It wasstarted in 1945 by William Oliver and Pearleen Oliver. The NSAACPraised money to help Ms. Desmond fight her conviction. Sheeventually won her case. This case led the government of NovaScotia to end segregation laws in 1954.

In your answer clearly respond to the followingquestions:
- What type of oppression is described in this story and how doesit relate to inequality?
- How did Viola Desmond express resistance to the existinglaws?
- What forms/methods of social action are taken to address theissue?