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THE MAN BEHIND IT ALL
Ralph Johnson Bunch was born on August 7, 1904 in Detroit, Michigan. ... Three years after Ralph was born the family moved to Cleveland (Ohio), Knoxville (Tennessee), and Toledo (Ohio). In Toledo, Ralph attended Barstow School and sold newspapers on street corners to add to the family income. His sister was born in 1909 and Ralph’s grandmother, Nana, made the family move once again back to Detroit. ... In February 1917, Ralph’s mother died of tuberculosis and Ralph’s father drifted around in the country and never saw him again. During Ralph’s years in Albuquerque, he had a special teacher. ... Ralph earned many high grades, but was marked down in behavior because he liked to talk. ... At his new Middle School, Ralph placed him in vocational class, assuming that African Americans would not be preparing for college. ... At high school, Ralph felt much more discriminated. Despised by peers and teachers, Ralph never gave up and graduated valedictorian. With a little effort from his grandmother, Ralph enrolled at UCLA in 1922. In college, Ralph was an athlete, writer for the newspaper, and very social. ... Ralph majored in Political Science and was award Phi Beta Kappa. ... In 1928, Ralph was dared to ask a girl out, Ruth Harris. ... Ralph worked at Howard University from 1928-1933. ... During the 1930, Ralph wrote a lot of articles in magazines and said speeches. During the Great Depression, Ralph’s family didn’t suffer as much as other families. In 1931-32, Ralph received a Rosenwald Fellowship to study Togoland and Dahomey. ... After a year, Ralph was in Paris and called his family to come and see him. In November 1932, Ralph visited Dahomey and Tologland and did research on the government. In the US, the Bunche’s second daughter was born, Jane in May.
Approximate Word count = 1461
Approximate Pages = 5.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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