Viola who?

The interesting thing about reading the article about Viola Desmond [“A woman of note,” April-May 2017] is that, after reading it with all care and attention, we still have no idea why she is being honoured. David Peever Canadian currently living in the United States

Editor’s note: Oops. Viola Desmond was a black businesswoman who challenged racial segregation in Nova Scotia in the 1940s.