Aldon Douglas Morris (born June 15, 1949) is emeritus professor of sociology at Northwestern University and member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, whose work involves social movements, civil rights, and social inequality.
As a child he experienced Jim Crow racism and segregation; one of his earliest memories was the lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till.
He joined the faculty of Northwestern University in 1988, where he was the Leon Forrest professor of sociology and African-American Studies.
[7] Morris was inspired by the moving oration of Martin Luther King Jr. and the scholarship of sociologist W.E.B.
In 2005, Morris and a group of peers persuaded the American Sociological Association to rename their top award after Du Bois.