Undeterred by Alabama Segregationist policies that put obstacles in the way of Black Students desiring more than an Eighth Grade Education, Percy Julian still was able to graduate 1st in his class from DePauw University in 1920 (PHI BETA KAPPA). Julian would go on to earn his Masters Degree from Harvard-before earning his Doctorate from The University of Vienna in 1931. Still facing roadblocks from universities & Companies not ready to remove the "Glass Ceiling," would move around numerous times before founding Julian Laboratories & The Julian Research Institute in the 1960's. Passing away on April 19, 1975, Percy Julian had risen to become one of the Most Wealthy and Admired Black Men in the history of this country. He is in The NATIONAL INVENTORS HALL OF FAME, has numerous school facilities & streets named after him, and was honored with a U.S. Postal Stamp in 1993.
Percy Lavon Julian was a Pioneer in the Field of Chemistry-holding more than 138 U.S. Patents on chemicals created from the synthesizing of Plants & their Elements. His efforts in pioneering the Large-Scale Production Processes in extracting human hormones and steroids from plants Led to Advancements in the use of therapeutic drugs and steroids for glaucoma, rheumatoid arthritis, and several other diseases. His work was also instrumental in the development of Birth Control Pills and a number of other drugs that we take every single day. Possibly most important, his success in that area made the treatments more affordable and more widely available to the public.
Undeterred by Alabama Segregationist policies that put obstacles in the way of Black Students desiring more than an Eighth Grade Education, Percy Julian still was able to graduate 1st in his class from DePauw University in 1920 (PHI BETA KAPPA). Julian would go on to earn his Masters Degree from Harvard-before earning his Doctorate from The University of Vienna in 1931. Still facing roadblocks from universities & Companies not ready to remove the "Glass Ceiling," would move around numerous times before founding Julian Laboratories & The Julian Research Institute in the 1960's. Passing away on April 19, 1975, Percy Julian had risen to become one of the Most Wealthy and Admired Black Men in the history of this country. He is in The NATIONAL INVENTORS HALL OF FAME, has numerous school facilities & streets named after him, and was honored with a U.S. Postal Stamp in 1993.
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