Percy L. Julian Jr.
Julian, Jr., Percy L. 67, civil rights lawyer, died February 24th in Madison, Wisconsin from a cerebral hemorrhage.
Born in Chicago, he moved to Oak Park when he was 10. He resided in Madison since entering the University of Wisconsin Law School, where he earned his J.D. in 1966. He was the son of the renowned scientist, Dr. Percy L. Julian, for whom there are two schools named in Chicago and Oak Park.
Julian's work included: desegregating the schools in Springfield, IL., ending racial segregation in the Milwaukee County jail; employment and housing discrimination cases; voting rights litigation; defending student protestors; and being one of the first lawyers to fight for a woman's right to choose.
He served a term as President of the First Amendment Lawyers Association. He was licensed to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and the court of appeals in WI., IL., AZ., & OK. He was a training consultant to the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD).
He taught housing discrimination law at the National Fair Housing Academy in Washington, D.C. He was a masterful photographer. He taught photography at DePauw University in Indiana, and the University of Wisconsin. He traveled extensively, and created and produced a film entitled: "China: One Man's View," as the result of having been one of the first Americans to see the inside of a Chinese prison. He taught cooking and self-published volumes of cookbooks. He designed sterling silver jewelry which he sold at art fairs.
A private funeral was held on February 29th and a memorial service on March 7th. Both were held in Madison. Internment was at Elmlawn Cemetery in Elmhurst, Il.
Published in Chicago Sun-Times on March 30, 2008
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Julian, Jr., Percy L. 67, civil rights lawyer, died February 24th in Madison, Wisconsin from a cerebral hemorrhage.
Born in Chicago, he moved to Oak Park when he was 10. He resided in Madison since entering the University of Wisconsin Law School, where he earned his J.D. in 1966. He was the son of the renowned scientist, Dr. Percy L. Julian, for whom there are two schools named in Chicago and Oak Park.
Julian's work included: desegregating the schools in Springfield, IL., ending racial segregation in the Milwaukee County jail; employment and housing discrimination cases; voting rights litigation; defending student protestors; and being one of the first lawyers to fight for a woman's right to choose.
He served a term as President of the First Amendment Lawyers Association. He was licensed to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and the court of appeals in WI., IL., AZ., & OK. He was a training consultant to the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD).
He taught housing discrimination law at the National Fair Housing Academy in Washington, D.C. He was a masterful photographer. He taught photography at DePauw University in Indiana, and the University of Wisconsin. He traveled extensively, and created and produced a film entitled: "China: One Man's View," as the result of having been one of the first Americans to see the inside of a Chinese prison. He taught cooking and self-published volumes of cookbooks. He designed sterling silver jewelry which he sold at art fairs.
A private funeral was held on February 29th and a memorial service on March 7th. Both were held in Madison. Internment was at Elmlawn Cemetery in Elmhurst, Il.
Published in Chicago Sun-Times on March 30, 2008
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Percy L. Julian Jr.
Julian, Jr., Percy L. 67, civil rights lawyer, died February 24th in Madison, Wisconsin from a cerebral hemorrhage.
Born in Chicago, he moved to Oak Park when he was 10. He resided in Madison since entering the University of Wisconsin Law School, where he earned his J.D. in 1966. He was the son of the renowned scientist, Dr. Percy L. Julian, for whom there are two schools named in Chicago and Oak Park.
Julian's work included: desegregating the schools in Springfield, IL., ending racial segregation in the Milwaukee County jail; employment and housing discrimination cases; voting rights litigation; defending student protestors; and being one of the first lawyers to fight for a woman's right to choose.
He served a term as President of the First Amendment Lawyers Association. He was licensed to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and the court of appeals in WI., IL., AZ., & OK. He was a training consultant to the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD).
He taught housing discrimination law at the National Fair Housing Academy in Washington, D.C. He was a masterful photographer. He taught photography at DePauw University in Indiana, and the University of Wisconsin. He traveled extensively, and created and produced a film entitled: "China: One Man's View," as the result of having been one of the first Americans to see the inside of a Chinese prison. He taught cooking and self-published volumes of cookbooks. He designed sterling silver jewelry which he sold at art fairs.
A private funeral was held on February 29th and a memorial service on March 7th. Both were held in Madison. Internment was at Elmlawn Cemetery in Elmhurst, Il.
Published in Chicago Sun-Times on March 30, 2008
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Julian, Jr., Percy L. 67, civil rights lawyer, died February 24th in Madison, Wisconsin from a cerebral hemorrhage.
Born in Chicago, he moved to Oak Park when he was 10. He resided in Madison since entering the University of Wisconsin Law School, where he earned his J.D. in 1966. He was the son of the renowned scientist, Dr. Percy L. Julian, for whom there are two schools named in Chicago and Oak Park.
Julian's work included: desegregating the schools in Springfield, IL., ending racial segregation in the Milwaukee County jail; employment and housing discrimination cases; voting rights litigation; defending student protestors; and being one of the first lawyers to fight for a woman's right to choose.
He served a term as President of the First Amendment Lawyers Association. He was licensed to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and the court of appeals in WI., IL., AZ., & OK. He was a training consultant to the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD).
He taught housing discrimination law at the National Fair Housing Academy in Washington, D.C. He was a masterful photographer. He taught photography at DePauw University in Indiana, and the University of Wisconsin. He traveled extensively, and created and produced a film entitled: "China: One Man's View," as the result of having been one of the first Americans to see the inside of a Chinese prison. He taught cooking and self-published volumes of cookbooks. He designed sterling silver jewelry which he sold at art fairs.
A private funeral was held on February 29th and a memorial service on March 7th. Both were held in Madison. Internment was at Elmlawn Cemetery in Elmhurst, Il.
Published in Chicago Sun-Times on March 30, 2008
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