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Ralph Bunche

Ralph J. Bunche

Diplomat, educator, civil rights activist and the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner (1904–1971).

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Sex or Gender

Male

Place of Burial

Woodlawn Cemetery

Award Received

Nobel Peace Prize
 (1950)
Award Rationale
: for his work as mediator in Palestine in 1948-1949
Award Rationale
: for sitt arbeid som megler i Palestina i 1948-1949
Point in Time
: 1950
Prize Money
: 164,304 Swedish krona
Spingarn Medal
 (1949)
Point in Time
: 1949
Presidential Medal of Freedom
 (1963)
Conferred By
:
Lyndon B. Johnson
Point in Time
: 1963

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Place of Birth

Detroit

Place of Death

New York City

Country of Citizenship

United States

Date of Birth

8/7/1904

Date of Death

12/10/1971
12/9/1971

Instance Of

Human

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Ralph Bunche

Educated At

Harvard University
 ( - 1928)
Academic Degree
:
Master of Arts
End Time
: 1928
University of California, Los Angeles
Harvard University
 ( - 1934)
Academic Degree
:
Doctor of Philosophy
End Time
: 1934
Jefferson High School

Occupation

Diplomat
Political Scientist

Given Name

Ralph

Employer

United Nations
Office of Strategic Services
Howard University

Member Of

American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Phi Beta Kappa Society
New York City Board of Education
 (1958 - 1964)
End Time
: 1964
Start Time
: 1958
Black Cabinet
American Philosophical Society
 (1950 - )
Start Time
: 1950

Position Held

Chairperson
 (1953 - 1954)
Organization Directed by the Office or Position
:
American Political Science Association
End Time
: 1954
Start Time
: 1953

Nominated For

Nobel Peace Prize
 (1950)
Point in Time
: 1950

Family Name

Bunche

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

English

Ethnic Group

African Americans

Described by Source

Obálky Knih
URL
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Relative

Ralph J. Bunche III
Kinship to Subject
:
Grandson

Archives At

UCLA Library Special Collections
Subject Named As
:Ralph J. Bunche papers, 1927-1971.
Inventory Number
:Collection 2051
Described at URL
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Inventory Number
:Sc MG 290
Described at URL
:bug2: http://wikiba.se/ontology#Url
Collection
:
Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Title
: Ralph Bunche papers

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Writing Language

English

Name in Native Language

Ralph Bunche

Residence

Ralph Bunche House
 (1941 - 1947)
End Time
: 1947
Start Time
: 1941
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