Lincoln Johnson Ragsdale Sr.

Descriptive

Birth 1926-07-27Death1995-06-09BirthplaceTulsa, OklahomaAffiliationsPhoenix Municipal Aeronautics Advisory BoardGreater Phoenix Council for Civic UnityArizona State UniversityTuskegee AirmenCivil Rights MovementBiographical NoteLincoln moved to Phoenix in 1946, after returning from World War II. In 1948, he opened a funeral business, becoming the first black funeral home owner in Arizona. He graduated from Arizona State University and obtained a PhD in business from Union Graduate School. He was also a part of the Arizona Sun newspaper. Lincoln died on June 9, 1995 at his home in Paradise Valley and is buried at Greenwood Memorial Park in Phoenix. The executive terminal at Phoenix Sky Harbor is named the Lincoln J. Ragsdale Executive Terminal in his honor and a scholarship at Arizona State University bears his name.More InformationLincoln Ragsdale Audio Recordings at Arizona State UniversityWikipedia- Lincoln Ragsdale

Newspaper

Arizona Sun, 1949-08-26

Arizona Sun, 1954-04-23

Arizona Sun, 1955-06-17

Arizona Sun, 1956-03-08

Arizona Sun, 1957-05-02

Arizona Sun, 1960-02-18

Arizona Tribune, 1959-09-25

Arizona Tribune, 1959-12-04

Document

2019, Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Arizona, Fifty-Fourth Legislature, 1st Regular Session

Protecting Arizona's documentary heritage, action plan 2018-2022

Report of the President of Arizona State University 1975-1976

Collection

Arizona Sun

Event

Black History in Arizona

Place

Greenwood Memory Lawn Mortuary & Cemetery