The second occurred in 1950,
when United Nations diplomat Ralph Bunche became the
first black man to win the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize for his
work in reducing Arab-Israeli tensions. Although President Truman
offered Bunche a promotion to the position of undersecretary of
state, Bunche declined the offer after learning that he and his
family would still have to live in the segregated black quarter
of Washington, D.C.
