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] Fred Hartsook was an American photographer and owner of a California studio chain described as "the largest photographic business in the world" at the time. [Wikipedia] Studio portrait of Ralph Bunche. Photograph inscribed: "A Friend Always, Ralph, UC '27". Photography studio mark: "Hartsook"
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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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