▁for ▁his ▁efforts ▁to ▁secure ▁passage ▁of ▁Indiana ' s ▁school ▁des eg reg ation ▁law ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁and ▁for ▁organ izing ▁the ▁Indian apolis ▁Urban ▁League ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁He ▁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 . ▁In ▁addition , ▁Richard son ▁won ▁a ▁land mark ▁public ▁housing ▁disc rim ination ▁case ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁Richard son , ▁an ▁out sp oken ▁critic ▁of ▁ra cial ▁pre jud ice ▁and ▁disc rim ination , ▁was ▁an ▁active ▁leader ▁in ▁numerous ▁civ ic ▁organizations ▁that ▁included ▁the ▁National ▁Urban ▁League , ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁for ▁the ▁Ad van cement ▁of ▁Col ored ▁People , ▁the ▁United ▁Neg ro ▁College ▁Fund , ▁the ▁Indian apolis ▁Urban ▁League , ▁the ▁Indiana ▁Board ▁of ▁Public ▁W elf are , ▁the ▁local ▁Federation ▁of ▁Associ ated ▁Club s , ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁Indian apolis ▁Progress ▁Committee , ▁and ▁the ▁Indian apolis ▁Church ▁Federation , ▁among ▁others . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Henry ▁Johnson ▁Richard son ▁Jr . ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁in ▁Hun ts ville , ▁Alabama , ▁to ▁Henry ▁J . ▁and ▁Louise ▁M . ▁( John son ) ▁Richard