Biography

Ralph Bunche was born on April 7, 1904 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was married to Ruth Harris. He died on December 9, 1971 in New York City, New York, USA.

Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950.

While a student at UCLA during the early 1920s, he worked as a houseboy for Charles Ray.

He was the first black person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He received it for having arranged a cease-fire between Israelis and Arabs during the war which followed the creation of the state of Israel in 1948.

During World War II, Bunche became the first Afro-American to hold a top job in the State Department.

Served in the OSS during World War II.