Percy Lavon Julian was fascinated by plants from an early age; he became America’s soybean expert. Grandson of slaves who became only second black elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

March 25, 2005, Greencastle, Ind. - "Percy Lavon Julian of Montgomery, Alabama, was the grandson of a former slave, and son of a former postal employee. He worked his way through DePauw University ...

T oday’s Google Doodle honors what would have been the 115th birthday of Percy Lavon Julian, a pioneering chemist who overcame the obstacles of segregation to ascend to international notoriety ...

Percy Lavon Julian was born in Montgomery on April 11, 1899. As a research chemist he went on to receive more than 130 patents, his work doing everything from improving paint formulas to ...

June 22, 2004. June 22, 2004, Greencastle, Ind. - A videographer for the PBS program NOVA is on the DePauw University campus today, collecting footage for an upcoming two-hour documentary on the ...