b'WORD OF GOD Black RolemodelsTheHumanitiespageistomakeand former teacher, who graduatedgiftedmindearnedhimscholar-thehiddenones,(Psalm83:3)from DePauw University in 1920 asships to Harvard and the University aware of their contribution to civili- valedictorianofhisclassandPhiof Vienna, where, with a grant from zation. "And ye shall know the truth,Beta Kappa orator.theGeneralEducationBoardand and the truth shall make you free."He taught at Fisk, West Virginiathe help of a wealthy college class- John 8:32KJV State,HowardandDePauwmate, he completed his professional trainingandreceivedhisPh.D.in Universities. Dr. Julian\'s father was P ercy L. Julian was born in 1899,a railway mail clerk. and his grand- 1931.hiscollegeyearsat inMontgomery,Alabamaandfather, a former slave, had lost hisDuring died in April 1975 at age 76. He wasright hand as punishment for learn- DePauw, he slept in the attic of a a millionaire scientist, businessmaning to read. None the less, Julian\'sfraternityhouse,whereheworked asawaitertoearnhisroomand board.Hisbrilliantrecordat DePauw encouraged his mother to move to Indiana to enable her other fivechildrentoattendtheuniver-sity.Universityrecordsshowthat the Julian family had earned a total of 14 degrees from the institution. Afterleavingtheacademic world,Dr.Julianbecamedirec-torofresearchfortheGlidden CorporationinChicago.Helater establishedJulianLaboratories, where he developed soybean prod-ucts,hormonepreparationsand other pharmaceuticals. In 1961, he merged his company withtheSmith,KlineandFrench PharmaceuticalCompany.Dr. Julian is credited with having made the cortisone drug available to con-sumers at a reasonable cost.Dr.Julianisjustoneofmany black names left out of the history books.Helpliftupourpeopleby educating the youth, spreading his story, and relentlessly searching for truth.BODY OF CHRIST NEWS JUNE 2022 19'