▁During ▁his ▁service ▁at ▁Camp ▁ 2 1 ▁Brown ▁realized ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁change ▁the ▁bro ader ▁society ▁while ▁isolated ▁in ▁Civil ian ▁Public ▁Service ▁and ▁he ▁res c ind ed ▁his ▁cons cient ious ▁object or ▁status ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁entering ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army , ▁serving ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁as ▁an ▁instruct or ▁and ▁rising ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁lieutenant ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁dis charge ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁Once ▁the ▁war ▁ended , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁college , ▁finishing ▁his ▁education ▁at ▁U CLA , ▁where ▁he ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁B S ▁degree ▁in ▁Indust rial ▁Physics ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁For ▁twelve ▁years ▁he ▁was ▁employed ▁by ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁CA ▁Department ▁of ▁Water ▁and ▁Power ▁in ▁engineering ▁and ▁personnel . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁management ▁consult ant . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁Brown ▁continued ▁his ▁political ▁activ ism ▁by ▁inv ig or ating ▁the ▁Mon ter ey ▁Park ▁Democratic ▁Club ▁and ▁being ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Mon ter ey ▁Park ▁City ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁serving ▁on ▁Council ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁The ▁last ▁three ▁years ▁on ▁City ▁Council , ▁Brown ▁served ▁as ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Mon ter ey ▁Park . ▁His ▁activ ism ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁civil ▁rights ▁continued ▁during ▁his ▁term ▁as ▁Mayor , ▁ev iden ced ▁by ▁a ▁report ▁that ▁when ▁the ▁first ▁African ▁American ▁family