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Article by[Natasha Henry-Dixon](https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/author/natasha-l-henry) Published OnlineFebruary 5, 2014 Last EditedJune 6, 2020 Harriet Tubman, née Araminta "Minty" Ross, abolitionist, “conductor” of the [Underground Railroad](https://www.thecanadianencycloped...

Article by [Russell Bingham](https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/author/russell-bingham) Updated by Eli Yarhi Published Online January 27, 2013 Viola Irene Desmond (née Davis), businesswoman, civil rights activist (born 6 July 1914 in [Halifax](https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/e...