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Viola Desmond Won't Be Budged!
A picture-book biography of Viola Desmond, Canada’s Rosa Parks, who was arrested for refusing to sit in the segregated section of a movie theater.
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{"id":7041557954619,"title":"Anansi Enamel Pin","handle":"anansi-enamel-pin","description":"\u003cp\u003eTo celebrate our 55th anniversary, we have created a limited edition Anansi enamel pin. Pin it to your lapel, your tote bag, or your pencil case and support indie publishing and very good books!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pin's backing card features an excerpt from the poem \"Sibelius Park\" written by Anansi co-founder Dennis Lee. It can be found in his beloved collection, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/houseofanansi.com\/products\/civil-elegies?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=dd631f22b\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCivil Elegies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-11-14T16:19:27-05:00","created_at":"2022-11-14T16:19:26-05:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["bundle","merchandise"],"price":500,"price_min":500,"price_max":500,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40954548355131,"title":"Anansi Enamel Pin","option1":"Anansi Enamel Pin","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"X00422","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Anansi Enamel Pin - Anansi Enamel Pin","public_title":"Anansi Enamel Pin","options":["Anansi Enamel Pin"],"price":500,"weight":363,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"X00422","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/pin4.jpg?v=1668460768","\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/pin.jpg?v=1668460768","\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/IMG_5333-3copy.jpg?v=1668460768"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/pin4.jpg?v=1668460768","options":["Style"],"media":[{"alt":"A photo of an enamel pin on a business card on a wooden shelf in the Anansi bookshop. The pin is the Anansi logo - a yellow circle, outlined in black, with a black, sans serif A in the middle. On the card is text that says Celebrating 55 years publishing very good books. A poem: \"Anansi\/ the fine iconic books, sheepish errata\/ shitwork in a cold basement, moody\/ triumphs of the mind\" - Sibelius Park from Civil Elegies by Dennis Lee, co-founder, House of Anansi Press","id":22931008323643,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":3360,"width":3360,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/pin4.jpg?v=1668460768"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":3360,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/pin4.jpg?v=1668460768","width":3360},{"alt":null,"id":22931008356411,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":2944,"width":2943,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/pin.jpg?v=1668460768"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":2944,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/pin.jpg?v=1668460768","width":2943},{"alt":null,"id":22931008389179,"position":3,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":3416,"width":3416,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/IMG_5333-3copy.jpg?v=1668460768"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":3416,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/IMG_5333-3copy.jpg?v=1668460768","width":3416}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eTo celebrate our 55th anniversary, we have created a limited edition Anansi enamel pin. Pin it to your lapel, your tote bag, or your pencil case and support indie publishing and very good books!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pin's backing card features an excerpt from the poem \"Sibelius Park\" written by Anansi co-founder Dennis Lee. It can be found in his beloved collection, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/houseofanansi.com\/products\/civil-elegies?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=dd631f22b\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCivil Elegies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e"}
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