Ralph Bunche: An American Life

From modest beginnings, Ralph Bunche rose to become one of the architects of the United Nations and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. He was a most effective diplomat with a string of successes in the world's trouble spots including Palestine, Cyprus and the Congo. In this portrayal, we see how Bunche's racial consciousness and pride were forged and how they sustained him through a lifetime's battle with prejudice, from his work at the United Nations to his sympathetic engagement with both Martin Luther King, Jr and Malcolm X.