▁time ▁at ▁K U , ▁he ▁worked ▁on ▁political ▁campaign s ▁and ▁also ▁spoke ▁out ▁against ▁disc rim ination ▁on ▁campus ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁black ▁man ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Student ▁Council ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁President ▁of ▁his ▁frat ern ity ▁Al pha ▁Ph i ▁Al pha . ▁Years ▁later , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Kansas ▁National ▁Al umn i ▁Association . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁he ▁opened ▁a ▁small ▁law ▁firm ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁home ▁in ▁Kansas ▁City , ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁practice ▁law ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁that ▁ ▁he ▁was ▁Ass istant ▁County ▁Att orney , ▁County ▁Commission er ▁for ▁nin ete en ▁years , ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁county ' s ▁Board ▁for ▁five ▁years . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁Count ies ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁. ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁Vice ▁President ▁and ▁Director ▁of ▁Douglas ▁State ▁Bank , ▁was ▁twice ▁elected ▁as ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁Democratic ▁National ▁Convention , ▁and ▁was ▁Trust ee ▁of ▁A ME ▁Church . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Regional ▁Health ▁and ▁W elf are ▁Council , ▁and ▁he ▁helped ▁organ ize ▁low - in come ▁housing ▁in ▁Kansas ▁City ▁called ▁Gate way ▁Pla za ▁Hom es ▁and ▁Gate way ▁Pla za ▁Hom es ▁East . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁the