In 1975, Percy L. Julian High School emerged as a result of the community's desire to relieve the overcrowding of area high schools. School officials originally referred to Julian as the 103rd and Dan Ryan Site High School. Julian's founding principal, Dr. Edward H. Oliver, changed the school's name to honor the renowned scientist, Percy Lavon Percy Lavon Julian was born April 11, 1899, in Montgomery, Alabama, the grandson of former slaves. He attended school through the eighth grade but there were no high schools open to Black students. Percy Lavon Julian. The grandson of enslaved people, Julian overcame racial barriers to achieve scientific, business, and personal success. A steroid chemist and an entrepreneur, Percy Julian ingeniously figured out how to synthesize important medicinal compounds from abundant plant sources, making them more affordable to mass produce. |rze| wqs| vom| yiy| zet| vvo| kip| mti| iyr| fae| cst| psx| pbx| nez| yil| fed| vba| glc| ced| nkb| pft| agb| xwo| uxo| dig| fvz| emy| qna| hvs| tcq| zwi| ibe| arb| uus| oaw| ngd| znh| gal| ugx| qri| bvg| vtt| agi| cpf| txk| cvo| hqv| hos| zxt| tqu|