As a lead plaintiff in the Mount Laurel Doctrine, which is widely considered the most important civil rights decision since Brown v. Board of Education, one woman’s advocacy changes the affordable housing movement forever. Ethel Lawrence was a mother, a teacher, and a wife who braved racist death threats to fight for her community’s right to affordable housing. Joining forces with groundbreaking lawyers Peter O’Connor, Carl Bisgaier, and Ken Meiser, Ethel’s advocacy led to a legal victory that set a nationwide precedent and the creation of an award winning social justice nonprofit called Fair Share Housing Development founded by O’Connor that would transform the lives of thousands of NJ residents.