[Membroj] Ralph Bunche in the time of Esperanto

[Ralph Dumain]

Henry, Charles P: Ralph Bunche and the Evolution of Human Rights 
The Black Scholar 34:2 [Summer 2004] p.24-29

"IN 1900, three years before Bunche's birth, there were 26 Esperanto (universal language) clubs in the world. By the onset of World War I in 1914 there were 1800 such clubs. These clubs that promoted a common universal language were an early expression of the desire for an international or global community. A number of religious organizations also promoted transnational social and cultural activities, like the YWCA, founded in 1894 and the social gospel movement that was reaching its peak during Bunche's youth. Even the sports world reflected a growing global consciousness with the revival of the Olympic games and the founding of the International Olympic Committee in 1894."