African American History Person of the Day: Mr. Bunche

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Ralph Johnson Bunche (August 7, 1904 â€“ December 9, 1971) was an American political scientist and diplomat who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his mediation in Palestine in the late 1940s that led to an armistice agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians in the region. He was the first African-American to be so […]

Ralph Johnson Bunche (August 7, 1904 â€“ December 9, 1971) was an American political scientist and diplomat who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his mediation in Palestine in the late 1940s that led to an armistice agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians in the region. He was the first African-American to be so honored in the history of the Prize and he accomplished many great things for the United Nations.

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