Forgotten Genius

The story of how African-American Percy Julian defied the odds to become a famous chemist. More

The grandson of Alabama slaves, Percy Julian met with every possible barrier in a deeply segregated America. He was a man of genius, devotion, and determination. As a black man he was also an outsider, fighting to make a place for himself in a profession and country divided by bigotry—a man who would eventually find freedom in the laboratory.

AIR DATE 6/1/07