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Percy Julian was a pioneering chemist who, among other accomplishments, worked out a method of synthesizing physostigmine, a drug used to treat glaucoma.
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From PBS Learning Media:
Learn about the education of chemist Percy Julian. Julian's early educational years paralleled an educational movement that prepared African Americans for industrial jobs, the growing white supremacist movement, and the rise of the Ku Klux Klan. Julian would eventually move north, and finally to Europe to earn his Ph.D. Explore more about this topic, from the NOVA program Percy Julian: Forgotten Genius.
Lesson plans, video clips, and an interactive lesson are available on PBS here.
The entire NOVA program is available on PBS here.
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