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2014.49.010-011-0019
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Dr. Ralph Bunche and others at Chamber of Commerce, Seattle, July 7, 1949
Order an ImageDr. Ralph Bunche was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work as a United Nations mediator in Palestine during the 1948 conflict between the Arabs and Jews. He was the first African American to receive the prize. Dr. Bunche (1904-1971) said mediators "should be biased against suspicion, intolerance, hate, religious and racial bigotry."
In this image, five people stand around the speaker's table at the Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Ralph Bunche and an unidentified woman are exchanging a scroll. From left to right are Gertrude (Johnson) Peoples, Gloria (Jenkins) Bauman, and Dr. Ralph Bunche.
In this image, five people stand around the speaker's table at the Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Ralph Bunche and an unidentified woman are exchanging a scroll. From left to right are Gertrude (Johnson) Peoples, Gloria (Jenkins) Bauman, and Dr. Ralph Bunche.
ID Number: 2014.49.010.011.0019
Date: 1949
Creator(s):
Smith, Albert J., Sr., Photographer
Physical Description: 1 negative : b&w ; 4 x 5 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.
Credit: MOHAI, Al Smith Collection, 2014.49.010.011.0019
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
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