Jesse Milan, Kansas civil rights icon and beloved educator, dies at 92 Cortlynn Stark, The Kansas City Star
Feb. 17 The Rev. Jesse Milan, a civil rights icon and beloved educator, loved to sing even if he never got the lyrics right. It was his heart and passion that inspired those around him.
Milan died on Feb. 8 at the age of 92.
He was a distinguished civil rights leader who advanced fair housing practices, created the first racially-integrated public swimming pool in Lawrence and inspired a generation of children. Milan died of natural causes at a care home in Overland Park. Everything he touched he left a mark because he put his heart into it, his younger brother Bob Milan said.