| Keyboard Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Space | Pause/Play video playback |
| Enter | Pause/Play video playback |
| m | Mute/Unmute video volume |
| Up and Down arrows | Increase and decrease volume by 10% |
| Right and Left arrows | Seek forward or backward by 5 seconds |
| 0-9 | Fast seek to x% of the video. |
| f | Enter or exit fullscreen. (Note: To exit fullscreen in flash press the Esc key. |
| c | Press c to toggle captions on or off |
The Will to Persevere
Percy Julian went to college in the North, at DePauw University in Indiana, and then got a master's degree from Harvard University. But because he was black, no school in the United States would accept him as a student for the final step in his education—a doctoral degree in chemistry.
The videos in this lesson are a dramatization of Julian's life. As you watch this video, think about the kind of person Julian had to be to persevere in spite of the racism he faced in school.
Click on the left to watch the video.