Write your abstract here.This is the biography of Ralph Bunche, intellect, statesman, and civil rights activist. The book closely follows Bunche''s work with the State Department. While the projects Bunch works on, along with the people he works with are an integral part of the book, Bunche''s personality sines through. He is depicted as a man driven by a high intelligence, dedicated social conscience and a deep desire to help his people.At 458 pages, this is not a casual read, but neither is it boring or overly scholarly.I enjoyed meeting the man, Ralpe Bunche.