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good morning radio Friends. This is Austin Coleman for the Ragsdale
mortuary where funeral services begin at $195 complete. And the valley
life and casualty insurance company offering new policy service at a new
low premium rate bringing you the last in a series of sunday morning
programs That have been dedicated to the 100 year of the signing of the
emancipation proclamation. We hope that these programs have given you some
inspiration and that you will go forward in 1964 with a new spirit and
determination to do a better job for your community and all mankind.
Tragic though this year has been, we have still made some definite
progress in phoenix and all of the United States. Later in the program, we
will hear from the reverend G. Benjamin brooks, President of the Maricopa
county chapter of the N. A. A. C. P. And mr Lincoln. J. Ragsdale, Vice
president of the N. A A C P.
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with me and B. Hey,
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we share
as we take
breathe,
our
first election this morning will be by MS Mahalia Jackson. My God and I
know.
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through the field together.
We
walk and tall.
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we
collapse our
land and our boy, I'm this ring. We have lost your
my God. And uh
go
through
and now
we've lost.
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my God,
you know,
a man.
The Ragsdale mortuary and the valley life insurance company would like to
present to you at this time the reverend G. Benjamin brooks, president of
the Maricopa county chapter of the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People. The reverend Mr brooks is a graduate of
johnson C smith University in charlotte north Carolina, the Biblical
Seminary in new york and he has done postgraduate work at Columbia
University. He came to Phoenix in 1953 and organized the South mr
Presbyterian Church. This year, the reverend Mr brooks was elected
president of the Presbyterian, which is the ruling body of the
presbyterian church in phoenix. Under his leadership, the 60 churches and
some 80 pastors have had their finest year. Reverend brooks is the only
negro this year. He was elected to the Roosevelt district school board for
a term of four years. Today, he's here to give you a report From the
National Association for the Advancement of coloured people for the year
of 1963. Ladies and gentlemen, a truly fine american. The reverend G
Benjamin brooks. Yeah, thank you very much mr Coleman. Before I begin to
give this listening audience the report of the year's activities in the
deep. I want to thank the Ragsdale mortuary and the valley life insurance
companies for the many opportunities they have given me to appear on this
program in behalf of the N. A. A. C. P. 1963 has been an exciting year for
the Maricopa county branch of N. A. A. C. P. We first began the year with
a very successful emancipation proclamation program under the leadership
of Dr. Lowell see Wormley which netted the organization $1,000 for its
fight for freedom. This was followed by another very successful program of
the same type at East Lake Park, at which time 2000 people were in
attendance during the spring. The N. A. C. P. Engage in a concerted effort
to open up new job opportunities to negroes. This effort has resulted in
the hiring of negroes in many of the valley's industrial plants, retail
stores and service industries. We have also defended a number of negroes
who were dismissed from their jobs without just cause in July, a very
successful protest march was staged at which time more than 1500 people
marched behind Lincoln J. Ragsdale and me to the Phoenix City Hall. I
would be remiss if I took credit for these accomplishments. Alone beside
me stood one of the best vice presidents I've ever seen. Mr Lincoln J.
Ragsdale. It is he who has given the major impetus to the opening of job
opportunities to negroes. I am grateful to him as all of you out there in
radio land ought to be, but it was you who furnished the funds with which
to work. We have through your help, Given almost $2,500 to the fight for
freedom to fight hate in Mississippi Alabama and south Carolina. The job
is not yet finished. Your help is needed in 1900 and 64. Let Freedom ring.
Let freedom live. Thank you reverend George Benjamin brooks, president of
the Maricopa County chapter of the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People. Our next election will be by MS Mahalia
Jackson. Bless this house.
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be tired?
The Ragsdale mortuary, a distinctive name in the funeral profession for
over 50 years Is proud to have served over 100 families this past year.
Your faith and services that the Ragsdale mortuary is rendering is in
itself rewarding to those who serve you At the Ragsdale mortuary. Remember
the Ragsdale mortuary is just large enough to serve you. Sacred lee and
beautifully. Just small enough to know you and to help you. No one has
ever turned away for lack of funds at the Ragsdale mortuary.
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Him
take care
all of you.
Um, every day.
Friends,
we would like to remind you of the Ragsdale memorial plan. The Ragsdale
memorial plan is an expense plan that will help you save for your future
needs. For further information on the Ragsdale Memorial Plan call or come
by the Ragsdale mortuary at 1100 East Jefferson and a counselor will be
happy to help you arrange your Ragsdale memorial plan.
Uh You Yeah.
Mhm.
The vice president of the National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People is a man that I have worked with for some 4.5 years. Mr
Lincoln. J. Ragsdale. Mr Ragsdale is a graduate of the California College
of mortuary Science, where he finished first in his class and Arizona
State University, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in
business administration. During the year of 1963 Mr Ragsdale gave his full
support and his full time in advancing the cause of the negro in phoenix
and the state of Arizona. During this year, he served as wishful master of
King Solomon's large number 14 of the Prince Hall masons.
Mr Ragsdale were responsible for many fine programs in phoenix This year,
the most noted of these was the emancipation proclamation celebration held
at East Lake Park in april of this year. Ladies and gentlemen, a modern
man in modern times. Mr Lincoln J Ragsdale, Thank you Mr Austin Coleman. I
sincerely appreciate all the work that you have done this year to make
this emancipation program a tremendous success. I want to thank reverend
George B brooks. Our president of the N. A. A. C. P. Who is our elected
school board officials from Roosevelt district and who was elected by you
to represent us in the centennial year as the president of the National
Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Reverend brooks has
accepted the challenge and he has done a marvelous job. He has earned our
respect and the respect of the total community because he has worked
unselfishly to help. But you are do the greatest thank you for the year of
1963 because if it hadn't been for you, nothing, reverend brooks could
have done nothing could be done by Mr Austin Coleman and this program
brought to you by the Rockets or mortuary or nothing I could have done
because we needed the people behind you. But people select and they make
their leaders. It takes a person like reverend brooks whose humble who
wants to keep on working and to help people and I'm glad this year that
you have selected me to work with you and to run for City council. I want
to thank you for giving me 27,000 votes and all the people in the
community for all the wonderful support that you've given us this year and
encouragement.
If you've enjoyed these programs, I ask you to write us a letter and tell
us about the program and please write us at K. C. A. C. Mr Cohen would
appreciate a letter and I certainly would appreciate hearing from you,
it's like speaking to someone on the street and they don't answer you. But
when you write us and makes us feel good, let us know that you want this
program. If you want this program for next year, let us know and we will
how this program next year. If you want us to change the format of the
program, let us know because we want to give to the people for the people
would want we want to be a servant to the people. Our greatest leader for
1963
has been dr martin Luther King Who spent time in prison and has gone to
the Battlefield every time he was needed. We dedicate this next selection
to Dr. Martin Luther King. Our great leader for the year of 1963.
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I see probably.
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From uh
where there's no struggle. There's no progress and power concedes nothing
without the man. And as we look back on the year of 1963
we see a struggle.
We see the struggle of martin Luther king. In Birmingham Alabama when mr
bull kinda put the dogs on the negroes and the water hose on them. Then we
looked and we saw where Mr mega Evers was shot down and shot through the
back. Mhm. Then we realized the four little Children that were bombed and
killed in Birmingham Alabama.
Then we think about our president, the president of the United States, the
beloved john f Kennedy who proposed the first time in the history that a
president had ever said has come out forthright and said we need to pass
some legislation to protect all the citizens of the United States and that
the negro should have equal opportunities and jobs and equal opportunities
and places of public accommodations well and he was shot down and killed.
So we realized that in progress some blood must be shared. Sometimes
we thank God today that we have come a long way And we want to thank God
that we, as we look to 1964
we can complete this program that we would have some legislation in
phoenix and Arizona and from a national level, given the negro the same
opportunities as every other man has
and as we look around us this morning and we can see negroes working in
holding jobs that they have never held before. I was down to the telephone
office and I saw for the first time a negro girl taking the money at the
mountain state telephone company and as I walked to J. C. Penney's and
Core X and Woolworth and Skaggs, the drug store. I saw negro girls and
boys working as salespeople. I couldn't help but say thank God that we've
come so far and yet we have a long way to go. But it shows what can be
done when we stay together. All around us are signs of improvement and I
can't help today but want to be thankful. And to thank Mr sc Boyo, who
will act as my champ chairman of the campaign committee when I ran for
City council. And I want to thank mrs Lester ervin today and mrs ogletree
for the help that they gave me and I want to thank you for what you've
done for me. And I want to thank Mr Jim Titus, the manager of this radio
station K C A. C.
He has afforded us an opportunity to be with you and giving us a good spot
in a good time on sunday morning. We want to ask you today if you have
enjoyed these programs to please write us a letter, let us know that you
appreciate what we're trying to do and to criticize us if we made a
mistake and pray for us that we can overcome these errors that we have
made because we tried. You know it's impossible to do anything without
making an error sometimes. But we need your support and continuous support
in this effort
and we want to ask today for prayer for Mr Jt Holmes who is our
representative and mr Leon Thompson. Mr Clovis Camel. We've been blessed
this year. We have three negroes As our representatives. We have learned
the importance of getting out and voting and registering to vote if you
have a neighbor who is not a registered voter, encourage him to register
and vote. I want to dedicate this next election to my pastor from an A G.
Kendrick. Uh Dawn
the best I can.
Friends.
Don't understand.
Yeah,
after
I have done live.
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Uh
Mhm.
Many grapes and disorders are I have witnessed on my body on
that right tomorrow.
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yeah,
where and the best time. That's right to me.
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wow. Mhm. Mhm. Okay.
Yeah.
On behalf of the rags don't watch away and its officers and employees
and the valley life insurance company in its officers, border directors,
employees, office health agents.
We all want to wish you a happy new year.
And as we look to 1964
we hope to do greater things than we've done this year. This has been the
greatest year of our lives of our life insurance company is larger now and
we can write policies up to $5,000. We have educational policies, a state
builders, mortgage cancelation,
Retirement policies at age 60 or age 65. We have been able to give more
jobs to people. We now employ three girls full time in your office. You
have made this possible. Plus we have about five full time agents. You
have also made this possible And hoping next year that we can add about
five more young girls in the office in about 10 more salesmen. And if you
want this to happen and you want your company to grow, tell your friends
about us continue to support us and we shall overcome. I know that the
Lord will take care of all of us because he's able we continue to grow
because if you support us we will continue to grow and I promise you and
we we have our life insurance company and the rights don't march where
will rededicate our lives to be of greatest service to you and to humanity.
Mhm.
As we come to the final program of 1963
And as we say, good year and goodbye to 1963 we won't be able to talk with
you again until 1964.
We encourage you to go to the church of your choice to sunday morning.
Let's end this year with pray and ask God to strengthen us. And until next
year 1960 for let us say Goodbye to you from the right stone mortuary and
of our life insurance company. Oh
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