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  1. Ralph Bunche
    Ralph BuncheAmerican political scientist
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  2. BornRalph Johnson Bunche · August 7, 1904 · Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
    DiedDecember 9, 1971 (aged 67) · New York City, U.S.
    Children3
    The Amazing Life of Ralph Bunche
    The Amazing Life of Ralph Bunche
    Ralph Bunche was an American diplomat, scholar, and champion of peace. He was the first African American and person of color to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950. But how did he achieve this remarkable feat?
    Early life and education

    Bunche was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1904 and baptized at the city's Second Baptist Church. When Ralph was a child, his family moved to Toledo, Ohio, where his father looked for work. They returned to Detroit in 1… See more

    Academic career

    Bunche earned a master's degree in political science in 1928 and a doctorate in 1934, while he was already teaching in the Department of Political Science at Howard University, a historically black college. At the time, it … See more

    World War II years

    In 1941–43, Bunche worked in the Research and Analysis Branch (R&A) of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the wartime intelligence service, as a senior social analyst on Colonial Affairs. In 1943, he was transferred … See more

    United Nations

    Near the close of World War II in 1944, Bunche took part in planning for the United Nations at the Dumbarton Oaks Conference, held in Washington, D.C. He was an adviser to the U.S. delegation for the Charter Co… See more

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