Donald Willard Moore

Donald Willard Moore
Born
Donald Willard Moore

(1891-11-02)November 2, 1891
Saint Michael Parish, Barbados
DiedAugust 22, 1994(1994-08-22) (aged 102)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
NationalityBarbadian, Canadian
EducationDalhousie University, Faculty of Dentistry (left before completion)
Years active1920s–1975
Known forCivil Rights and Immigration Activism
SpouseKay Moore
Children4

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. He is known for his involvement in several civil rights organizations and for leading a delegation in Ottawa that successfully managed to push the Government of Canada to revise discriminatory immigration laws affecting non-white immigrants.[2]

  1. ^ "Donald Willard Moore Historical Plaque". 2020-02-04. Archived from the original on 2020-02-04. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  2. ^ Turnball, Barbara (2014-04-25). "Service honours Donald Willard Moore, leader of historic train trip for equal rights". The Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2018-07-03. Retrieved 2021-02-25.