Ralph Bunche (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: James Haskins
- First Published: 1974
- Time of Work: 1904–1971
- Setting: Detroit, Albuquerque, Los Angeles, New York City, Rhodes, Palestine, and Zaire
- Principal Characters: Ralph Bunche, Lucy Johnson, Emma Belle Sweet, Percy Julian, Ruth Harris Bunche, Joan Bunche, Jane Bunche, Ralph Bunche, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: African Americans, Civil rights, Education or educators, Nobel Prizes, Peace, Biography, Diplomacy or diplomats, United Nations
- Locales: New York, NY, Detroit, MI, Los Angeles, CA, Albuquerque, NM, Palestine, Rhodes, Zaire
Form and Content
As Jim Haskins chronologically recounts the life and career of one of the United States’ most acclaimed peacemakers, two distinct stories emerge from the pages of Ralph Bunche: A Most Reluctant Hero. The first is a heartwarming and inspiring account of an American boy born into poverty who, through hard work and his own ability, became an individual who was acclaimed by all the world and a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. The second is the embarrassing record of an era when African Americans were segregated from the rest of society and denied not only...
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