Submitted by mr46636 on Thu, 02/01/2018 - 14:18
The grandson of slaves, Julian fought against a racist society to become a leading American chemist. He was a pioneer in the chemical synthesis of steroids and a champion for civil rights.
A good place to start:
- Pearson, Willie. Beyond Small Numbers: Voices of African American PhD Chemists. London: Elsevier, 2005. https://search.lib.utexas.edu/permalink/01UTAU_INST/1ilchdf/alma991025665069706011
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