Telegram from Percy L. Julian to Martin Luther King Jr., October 16, 1964
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Percy Lavon Julian (1899-1975) congratulates Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) for receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for his “non-violent struggle for civil rights for the Afro-American population”.
Julian is internationally recognized for his pioneering research in the development of cortisone, sex hormones, soybean proteins, and firefighting foam. Over the course of his career, Julian received more than 130 chemical patents and in 1973, became the second African American, following David Blackwell (1919-2010), to be elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
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Julian, Percy Lavon. “Telegram from Percy L. Julian to Martin Luther King Jr., October 16, 1964,” October 16, 1964. Percy Lavon Julian Papers. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/e1oh4a1.
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