age of segregation, had been named Bunche Beach The neighborhood of Bunche Park in the city of Miami Gardens, Florida, was named in his honor. Ralph Bunche Road in Nairobi, Kenya, is named after him. Bunche Park in Fort Worth, Texas was named in his honor in 1954. Historic Places Several of Bunche's residences are listed on the National Register of Historic Places Selected bibliography See also List of African American firsts Black Nobel Prize laureates References Further reading External links including the Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1950 Some Reflections on Peace in Our Time The story of his mediation efforts is retold in the radio drama "Peace Mediator", a presentation from Destination Freedom 1900s births 1971 deaths Scientists from Detroit People from South Los Angeles People from Albuquerque, New Mexico African-American political scientists American Nobel laureates American people of Irish descent American political scientists American diplomats Nobel Peace Prize laureates People of the Office of Strategic Services American officials of the United Nations Burials at Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York) Howard University faculty Spingarn Medal winners University of California, Los Angeles alumni African-American diplomats People of the Congo Crisis Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients Selma to Montgomery marches Social Science Research Council Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni 20th-century African-American academics 20th-century political scientists