GREENCASTLE, Ind. — Percy Julian is considered one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century. He was born in 1899 in Montgomery, Alabama and is the grandson of slaves. Because he was Black, ...

While I never met Percy L. Julian, a 1920 DePauw graduate, my career has been influenced by him. As a student I was named a Percy L. Julian scholar, which besides a monetary component afforded me the ...

In the fall of 2015, two seventh graders from Houston contacted NOVA seeking information about Percy Julian ... journey to learn about the life of the inspirational and accomplished African ...

Dr. Percy Julian was a man of genius, devotion, and determination. The grandson of enslaved people from Alabama, Dr. Percy Julian met with every possible barrier in a deeply racist and segregated ...

Time and again and again and again, Percy Julian — the grandson of slaves and the father of Julian Laboratories Inc. — used his brilliance and perseverance and innovation in science to ...

A historical marker honoring Dr. Percy Julian was unveiled in his hometown of Montgomery on Saturday morning. According to the Chairman of the Montgomery Historic Preservation Commission Richard ...