▁had ▁held ▁since ▁ 1 9 3 5 ), ▁Richard son ▁worked ▁with ▁Th ur good ▁Marshall ▁and ▁Const ance ▁Baker ▁Mot ley ▁to ▁win ▁Jess ie ▁Wood bridge , ▁et ▁al . ▁v . ▁H ous ing ▁Author ity ▁of ▁Evans ville , ▁Indiana , ▁a ▁land mark ▁public ▁housing ▁disc rim ination ▁case . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁Richard son ▁became ▁Indiana ' s ▁first ▁life ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁NA AC P . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁Richard son ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁Indiana ▁State ▁Real ▁Est ate ▁Commission ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁Federal ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁Commission . ▁He ▁also ▁helped ▁found ▁the ▁Indian apolis ▁Urban ▁League ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁and ▁later ▁served ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁as ▁the ▁group ' s ▁president . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Urban ▁League ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁Other ▁community ▁service ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁leadership ▁and ▁civil ▁rights ▁activ ism ▁in ▁the ▁Urban ▁League , ▁NA AC P , ▁and ▁Federation ▁of ▁Associ ated ▁Club s , ▁Richard son ▁involved ▁in ▁numerous ▁other ▁civ ic , ▁religious , ▁and ▁community ▁service ▁organizations ▁in ▁Indiana . ▁He ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁With ers po on ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church , ▁a ▁board ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Indian apolis ▁Church ▁Federation , ▁the ▁Indiana ▁Board ▁of