St. Elmo Brady A National Historic Chemical Landmark Dedicated at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign on Feb. 5, 2019
St. Elmo Brady was the first African-American to receive a Ph.D. in chemistry. Equally as significant, Brady went on to build chemistry curricula, faculty, programs and facilities at four major historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), where he and his colleagues mentored multiple generations of African- American chemists.
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