Donald Willard Moore (1891–1994), known also as "Uncle Don",[1] was a Black Canadian civil rights activist who fought to change Canada’s immigration laws.
During his time at the college, Moore completed courses necessary to enroll in the dentistry program at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
[8] in 1920, Moore started working as a tailor at Occidental Cleaners and Dyers, eventually buying the business after saving enough money.
In the 1920s, Moore met and was influenced by Marcus Garvey, the founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA).
In 1951, Moore and Armstrong, among others, founded the Negro Citizenship Association (NCA)[11] in response to the Government of Canada's increasingly strict immigration measures against Black people.
[3] The NCA challenged exclusionary immigration laws that denied the legal entry of Black West Indians into Canada.
On April 27, 1954, Moore led a delegation to Ottawa, consisting of representatives from the NCA, unions, labor councils, and community organizations to protest these exclusionary and discriminatory immigration policies.
"[8]During the meeting with Harris, Moore was asked "Are you including the Chinese, the East Indians, and people from other parts of the world in your demand?"
[11] Afterwards, Moore assisted in arranging partnerships with the governments of Barbados and Jamaica to employ young women from those countries as nurses and domestic workers in Canada.
The Donavalon center served as a meeting place for members of the community and hosted activities such as dances and tea.
Drew and Leslie Frost, and federal cabinet minister Jack Pickersgill to improve the rights and access of Black Canadians to housing and employment.
[12] In 2000, Moore was honored by city of Toronto with a commemorative plague in front of 20 Cecil Street, the former gathering location for the Negro Citizenship Association.