House where Ralph Bunche lived with his grandmother, Lucy Johnson, and sister, Grace Bunche, at 1221 East 37th Street (later changed to 1221 East 41st Street). Ralph Johnson Bunche was an American political scientist, academic, and diplomat who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his late 1940s mediation in Israel. He was the first African American to be so honored in the history of the prize. He was involved in the formation and administration of the United Nations. In 1963, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President John F. Kennedy. [Wikipedia] Written on back of photo: Ralph Johnson Bunche family home in Los Angeles where he lived from 1919-1927, 1221 East 37th St. It is now East 41st Place, since streets were changed later to synchronize with streets on the westside of Los Angeles. This residence has been purchased by the Board of Directors of the Dunbar Hotel Black Museum -- it has been declared a city historical cultural monument.
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African American political scientists African American diplomats Nobel prize winners Bunche, Ralph J. (Ralph Johnson), 1904-1971
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