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Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Morris J. Dillard (Morehouse College '60) - The Atlanta Inquirer

Morris James Dillard Sr. July 12, 1938 - October 1, 2021 Celebrating The Man, His Life, His Legacy Humble Man of God… Brilliant Thinker… Passionate Organizer… Elegant Linguist… Powerful Orator… Inspiring Educator… Devoted Husband… Father… Friend. The eighth of nine children born to Sarah and Elisha Dillard Sr., Morris was born in Rutledge, Alabama on July,12, 1938, and raised in a farming community east of Rutledge in the small town of Luverne. Morris was born into a family of sharecroppers who were very close knit, well respected in both Black…

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