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King Jr and Malcolm X. Venture back into history with PBS to explore the men and women of The Civil Rights Movement.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="ralph-bunche" data-anchor="Ralph Bunche" class="o-Grid-Wrapper js-pageBuilderRow r-1 relative u-Customize "> <div class="o-Grid-Container w-full"> <div class="block u-limited-width --comp-headingColor-11498"> <div class="o-Grid-Row u-Spacer_2 "> <div id="" class="o-Grid-Col_12 u-Spacer_1" style=" "> <div class="o-Text_bodyText 22"> <h2>Ralph Bunche: The First African American Nobel Peace Prize Winner</h2> <p>In 1950, Dr. Ralph Bunche was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his successful mediation of a ceasefire between four Arab nations and the State of Israel— the first time that all parties in the conflict ever signed armistice agreements with Israel. Consequently, his success made him a symbol of racial progress in a segregated America.</p> <p>Born in 1903, Bunche would come to live his whole life practicing his personal creed of <em>mediation over open conflict.</em> This was the defining feature of his world-view and his actions as he delegated in the UN and as he marched as a Civil Rights Activist.</p> <p>During his Nobel Peace Prize lecture in Oslo, Norway, Bunche said: <em>‘The United Nations exists not merely to preserve the peace but also to make change—even radical change—possible without violent upheaval. The United Nations has no vested interests in the status quo. It seeks a more secure world, a better, world, a world of progress for all peoples. In the dynamic world society which is the objective of the United Nations, all people must have equality and equal rights.’</em></p> <p>To learn more about Dr. Bunche's life, politics, work, activism, and tenure, visit <a href="https://www-pbs-org.translate.goog/ralphbunche/index.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey</a> to move through photo galleries, videos and timelines of his life.</p> <p><em><br></em></p> </div> </div> <div id="" class="o-Grid-Col_12 u-Spacer_1" style=" "> <div class="o-Text_bodyText 22"> <hr> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="whitney-young-jr" data-anchor="Whitney Young, Jr" class="o-Grid-Wrapper js-pageBuilderRow r-2 relative u-Customize "> <div class="o-Grid-Container w-full"> <div class="block u-limited-width --comp-headingColor-11501"> <div class="o-Grid-Row u-Spacer_2 "> <div id="" class="o-Grid-Col_12 u-Spacer_1" style=" "> <div class="o-Text_bodyText 22"> <h2>Whitney Young, Jr.: The Powerbroker<em></em></h2> <p><em>“Whitney understood power, he understood politics, and most of all he understood people. They said Martin was in the streets, Roy and Thurgood were in the courts, and Whitney was in the boardroom. One could not have been successful without the other.” - Vernon Jordan, CEO National Urban League</em></p> <p>One of the most celebrated leaders of the Civil Rights era, Whitney Young helped thousands of people struggling against discrimination by taking the fight directly to those in power. 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