Ralph J. Bunche
Ralph Bunche Was The Son Of An Impoverished Detroit Barber. In 1934, He Became The First Black American To Graduate With A Political Science Degree From Harvard University. He Taught Political Science At Howard University And Continued His Postgraduate Studies In Anthropology.
From 1938 To 1940, Bunche Worked With Swedish Sociologist, Gunnar Myrdal, To Prepare The Celebrated Study On Race Relations, An American Dilemma: The Negro Problem and Modern Democracy. In The State Department, Bunche Became A Specialist On Africa And At The End Of World War II, Helped In The Creation Of The United Nations Charter. He Dedicated His Later Career To The United Nations, Rising To The Rank Of Under Secretary General In 1967.
Ralph Bunche Died December 9, 1971, In New York City -- One Year After Retiring From The United Nations.
"In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." -- Hubert Gaddy, Jr.