UCLA History: Bunche

1966 photo of Bunche Hall by Ansel Adams
Indoor-outdoor Bunche Hall tree courtyard; photo by yours truly
Bunche at far left in 1927 at former Vermont Ave. campus of UCLA
Bunche with then-Chancellor Charles Young at Bunche Hall dedication

Given the Israel boycott issue (scroll down for earlier blog posts), here (top) is a photo of Bunche Hall made by Ansel Adams in 1966.  Ralph Bunche was a graduate of UCLA in 1927 at the old Vermont Avenue campus.  He became the chief UN mediator who secured the first Arab-Israeli armistice in 1949.

Video shows Bunche shortly after 1949 armistice was reached:
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QUny_0p53E?feature=player_detailpage]

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