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Created1964-03-01
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This program, dedicated to Mr. Milton Thomas Ellis, features Lincoln Ragsdale discussing an event in Coolidge, Arizona in which two Blacks entered a restaurant to ask for food “that they might go outside and eat” and were arrested and fined $1,500. Ragsdale also calls for increased NAACP membership and

This program, dedicated to Mr. Milton Thomas Ellis, features Lincoln Ragsdale discussing an event in Coolidge, Arizona in which two Blacks entered a restaurant to ask for food “that they might go outside and eat” and were arrested and fined $1,500. Ragsdale also calls for increased NAACP membership and reflects on a march in Pinal County in the previous year. The program also includes announcements of upcoming events and opportunities for "young negro women" to work with the "new IBM machines and new telephone switchboards" being installed at the Valley Life Insurance Company.
Created1963-09-09
DescriptionIn this broadcast, Austin Coleman discusses the sit-in held by the Youth Council of the Maricopa County Chapter of the NAACP at the El Ray Café and Lincoln Ragsdale speaks on the "stepped-up integration movement."
Created1963-12-29
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This broadcast begins with Rev. G. Benjamin Brooks giving the NAACP's report for 1963, including a chronological account of events in Maricopa County, and thanking his listeners for the 27,000 votes they cast in his favor during his run for Phoenix City Council. Lincoln Ragsdale speaks on the civil

This broadcast begins with Rev. G. Benjamin Brooks giving the NAACP's report for 1963, including a chronological account of events in Maricopa County, and thanking his listeners for the 27,000 votes they cast in his favor during his run for Phoenix City Council. Lincoln Ragsdale speaks on the civil rights movement, including Martin Luther King, Jr., Bull Connor, Medgar Evers, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and Black workers employed by Phoenix businesses.
Created1964-05-03
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In this broadcast, Austin Coleman discusses issues in Phoenix surrounding housing, education, and employment and cites the NAACP's and CORE's work in these areas. Lincoln Ragsdale announces that Martin Luther King, Jr.'s appearance has been rescheduled for June 3, thanks his listeners for their prayers for his father, and

In this broadcast, Austin Coleman discusses issues in Phoenix surrounding housing, education, and employment and cites the NAACP's and CORE's work in these areas. Lincoln Ragsdale announces that Martin Luther King, Jr.'s appearance has been rescheduled for June 3, thanks his listeners for their prayers for his father, and offers a sermon of hope for the disadvantaged.
Created1964-03-08 (uncertain)
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In this broadcast, Austin Coleman reports on the arrest of 175 people during an anti-discrimination protest in San Francisco, urges his listeners to join the NAACP, and makes an announcement regarding the Interdenominational Ministers Wives of Phoenix's scheduled program on "negro education." Lincoln Ragsdale describes efforts to lobby state

In this broadcast, Austin Coleman reports on the arrest of 175 people during an anti-discrimination protest in San Francisco, urges his listeners to join the NAACP, and makes an announcement regarding the Interdenominational Ministers Wives of Phoenix's scheduled program on "negro education." Lincoln Ragsdale describes efforts to lobby state senators to pass the "civil rights bill," which he suspects will pass the House and subsequently be defeated in the Senate, and asks his listeners to contact their representatives to express their support for the "public accommodations bill."
Created1964-01-19
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Lincoln Ragsdale speaks on the NAACP and recounts programs celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation at the First Institutional Baptist Church and at Eastlake Park. He also discusses a march on Phoenix City Hall to present a list of grievances to the mayor and other officials as

Lincoln Ragsdale speaks on the NAACP and recounts programs celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation at the First Institutional Baptist Church and at Eastlake Park. He also discusses a march on Phoenix City Hall to present a list of grievances to the mayor and other officials as well as the integration of the El Rey Café. Finally, he introduces a recording of Martin Luther King's speech “Funtown USA” and offers his response to the piece.
Created1963-11-15
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In this program, Lincoln Ragsdale reports on events in Phoenix, including the El Rey Café protest and G. Benjamin Brooks' agreement to run for election to the Board of the Roosevelt School District. He also encourages enrollment in the “free school” sponsored by the Valley Life Insurance Company and

In this program, Lincoln Ragsdale reports on events in Phoenix, including the El Rey Café protest and G. Benjamin Brooks' agreement to run for election to the Board of the Roosevelt School District. He also encourages enrollment in the “free school” sponsored by the Valley Life Insurance Company and communicates a progress report from the Maricopa County NAACP.