▁Public ▁W elf are , ▁and ▁the ▁Indiana ▁State ▁Real ▁Est ate ▁Commission , ▁and ▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁Indian apolis ' s ▁Senate ▁A ve ▁Y M CA . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Neg ro ▁College ▁Fund , ▁including ▁service ▁as ▁local ▁chairman ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁board . ▁In ▁the ▁final ▁two ▁dec ades ▁of ▁his ▁life , ▁Richard son ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Mayor ' s ▁Ad vis ory ▁Council ▁and ▁Gre ater ▁Indian apolis ▁Progress ▁Committee . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁Richard son ▁was ▁among ▁Indian apolis ' s ▁African ▁American ▁community ▁leaders ▁who ▁ad am antly ▁opposed ▁Un i G ov , ▁a ▁plan ▁to ▁cons olid ate ▁some ▁municipal ▁and ▁county ▁government ▁depart ments ; ▁however , ▁the ▁Un i G ov ▁bill ▁passed ▁the ▁Indiana ▁General ▁Assembly ▁and ▁was ▁implemented ▁in ▁Indian apolis ▁and ▁in ▁Mar ion ▁County . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁legacy ▁Richard son ▁died ▁in ▁Indian apolis ▁on ▁December ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁He ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁Crown ▁Hill ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Indian apolis . ▁ ▁Richard son , ▁a ▁long time ▁civil ▁rights ▁lawyer ▁and ▁activ ist ▁in ▁Indian apolis , ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁efforts ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁to ▁secure ▁passage ▁of ▁Indiana ' s ▁school ▁des eg reg ation ▁law , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁being ▁an ▁out sp oken ▁critic ▁of ▁ra cial ▁pre jud ice ▁and ▁disc rim ination . ▁He