In a lifetime of continual striving, Percy L. Julian succeeded against the prejudices and discriminations of his time to become a pathbreaking synthetic chemist, a successful industrial research director, and a wealthy businessman. He was born in . . . — — Map (db m56305) HM
Born April 11, 1899, on the corner of Jefferson Davis Avenue and Holt
Street, Percy Lavon Julian was the eldest child of James S. Julian and
Elizabeth (Adams) Julian. He attended segregated public schools in
Montgomery and spent two years at . . . — — Map (db m270094) HM