Percy Julian was a well-known genius of his time. He was born in the state of Montgomery, Alabama in 1899. During this time period a lot of black men and women went without higher education. The black community usually received enough education to hold jobs as farmers, maids, and primary school teachers. Seemingly, Julian may have faced the same fate. Julian first received the general 8th grade education as every other person in his community, and then continued on to attend the teacher certification school for two years. But not too long after, with only the equivalent of a sophomore education, Julian starts his journey into higher education. His drive and determination to earn his several degrees and later to his great successes in life,
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As for myself, being a black woman after Julian 's time I am able to see the doors that Julian and many other opened for us. He was one of the few black men of his time to hold a Ph.D and proved that black people were capable of doing research and could effectively participate and contribute to the science world. Because he was living proof he is a part of the reason why I have to opportunity to practice and research just as he did. Julian 's hand in industrializing artificial hormones has also had an impact on my life as well. Being one of the many women who take contraceptives I believe had he not found a way to industrialize and mass produce these artificial hormones that it would have been many more years to come before anyone would discover it just as he did. Lastly, he set the precedent for so many other black men and women that would enter the science world after him, the ones that would continue to dispel the belief that black people were unable to do great things in the science world.
Percy Julian, despite his scandal and being a black man, will always be a well-known genius of his time and possibly even today. His reputation as an affluent scientist and role model to the black community serve as the foundation for what I and so many others have today. Without him we can only wonder what would have become of the black community 's hand in the science world or consider whether or not we would have survived the early
As for myself, being a black woman after Julian 's time I am able to see the doors that Julian and many other opened for us. He was one of the few black men of his time to hold a Ph.D and proved that black people were capable of doing research and could effectively participate and contribute to the science world. Because he was living proof he is a part of the reason why I have to opportunity to practice and research just as he did. Julian 's hand in industrializing artificial hormones has also had an impact on my life as well. Being one of the many women who take contraceptives I believe had he not found a way to industrialize and mass produce these artificial hormones that it would have been many more years to come before anyone would discover it just as he did. Lastly, he set the precedent for so many other black men and women that would enter the science world after him, the ones that would continue to dispel the belief that black people were unable to do great things in the science world.
Percy Julian, despite his scandal and being a black man, will always be a well-known genius of his time and possibly even today. His reputation as an affluent scientist and role model to the black community serve as the foundation for what I and so many others have today. Without him we can only wonder what would have become of the black community 's hand in the science world or consider whether or not we would have survived the early