▁was ▁also ▁a ▁leader ▁involved ▁in ▁passage ▁of ▁state ▁laws ▁that ▁integrated ▁the ▁Indiana ▁National ▁Guard , ▁ended ▁ra cial ▁disc rim ination ▁in ▁public ▁accommod ations ▁and ▁in ▁Indiana ▁University ' s ▁student ▁housing , ▁and ▁secured ▁a ▁fair ▁employ ment ▁practices ▁law ▁for ▁public ▁works ▁projects . ▁Richard son ▁also ▁used ▁the ▁state ' s ▁jud icial ▁system ▁to ▁bar ▁D ix iec rat ▁Party ▁candidates ▁from ▁the ▁Indiana ▁ball ot ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁and ▁won ▁a ▁land mark ▁legal ▁case ▁against ▁public ▁housing ▁disc rim ination ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁ ▁Richard son ▁was ▁an ▁active ▁leader ▁in ▁numerous ▁civ ic ▁organization ▁that ▁included ▁the ▁National ▁Urban ▁League , ▁the ▁NA AC P , ▁the ▁United ▁Neg ro ▁College ▁Fund , ▁and ▁state ▁and ▁local ▁groups ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Indian apolis ▁Urban ▁League , ▁the ▁Indiana ▁Board ▁of ▁Public ▁W elf are , ▁Indiana ▁State ▁Real ▁Est ate ▁Commission , ▁the ▁local ▁Federation ▁of ▁Associ ated ▁Club s , ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁Indian apolis ▁Progress ▁Committee , ▁the ▁Mayor ' s ▁Ad vis ory ▁Council , ▁and ▁the ▁Indian apolis ▁Church ▁Federation . ▁ ▁Hon ors ▁and ▁awards ▁Richard son ▁was ▁the ▁recip ient ▁of ▁numerous ▁awards , ▁most ▁not ably , ▁a ▁S ag am ore ▁of ▁the ▁W ab ash ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁an ▁honor ary ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Law ▁degree ▁from ▁Indiana ▁Central ▁University ▁( the ▁present - day ▁University ▁of ▁Indian apolis ). ▁ ▁References