Ralph Bunche Research Paper
David Ramos
American Civ 2
11/25/14
Professor Molloy
Ralph Bunche Ralph Bunche was born on August 7, 1904 in Detroit, Michigan. Growing up Bunche had an extremely strong and supportive family that included his parents, his aunts, his uncles and his strong-minded grandma. The Bunche family was extremely hard working and took nothing for granted. “We were a proud family- The Johnson clan. We bowed to no one, we worked hard and never had any shame about having little money.” (PBS) Fred Bunche, Ralph’s father, worked as a barber in an all white area. Olive Johnson Bunche, Fred’s mother, worked part-time as an amateur musician and his grandmother was an unemployed woman who was born into slavery. To say the least, the Bunche family struggled financially and absolutely nothing came …show more content…
“Building an international organization on the foundation of the United Nations Charter was the function of the Preparatory Commission of the United Nations, which was to meet in London in the autumn of 1945. On September 11, Bunche was designated as an adviser to Edward R. Stettinius, the United States representative on this commission.” (An American Life.) Bunche was seen as a very intelligent man and a leader with a great educational background. He was someone who started with so little but ended up achieving so much. Bunche was an advisor to the Department of State and he was also an advisor to the military in Africa and colonial areas of strategic military importance. Bunche really started to make his mark with the UN in 1946. “In 1946, UN Secretary-General Trygve Lie «borrowed» Bunche from the State Department and placed him in charge of the Department of Trusteeship of the UN to handle problems of the world 's peoples who had not yet attained self-government.” (NobelPrize.org) After that point, Bunche would be recognized with the UN for the rest of his
American Civ 2
11/25/14
Professor Molloy
Ralph Bunche Ralph Bunche was born on August 7, 1904 in Detroit, Michigan. Growing up Bunche had an extremely strong and supportive family that included his parents, his aunts, his uncles and his strong-minded grandma. The Bunche family was extremely hard working and took nothing for granted. “We were a proud family- The Johnson clan. We bowed to no one, we worked hard and never had any shame about having little money.” (PBS) Fred Bunche, Ralph’s father, worked as a barber in an all white area. Olive Johnson Bunche, Fred’s mother, worked part-time as an amateur musician and his grandmother was an unemployed woman who was born into slavery. To say the least, the Bunche family struggled financially and absolutely nothing came …show more content…
“Building an international organization on the foundation of the United Nations Charter was the function of the Preparatory Commission of the United Nations, which was to meet in London in the autumn of 1945. On September 11, Bunche was designated as an adviser to Edward R. Stettinius, the United States representative on this commission.” (An American Life.) Bunche was seen as a very intelligent man and a leader with a great educational background. He was someone who started with so little but ended up achieving so much. Bunche was an advisor to the Department of State and he was also an advisor to the military in Africa and colonial areas of strategic military importance. Bunche really started to make his mark with the UN in 1946. “In 1946, UN Secretary-General Trygve Lie «borrowed» Bunche from the State Department and placed him in charge of the Department of Trusteeship of the UN to handle problems of the world 's peoples who had not yet attained self-government.” (NobelPrize.org) After that point, Bunche would be recognized with the UN for the rest of his