Montgomery, Alabama

CTL-E-4558 · Locality · city · 19th century-present

VERIFIED evidence grade of this record

Alabama city; birthplace of chemist Percy Lavon Julian (April 11, 1899), the grandson of slaves.

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Also known as: Montgomery

Notes

RELP105 supporting entity: geography anchor for CTL-E-1084 (from). Identity-checked against canonical entities.json 2026-10-06: no collision.

Referenced by

Percy Lavon Julian — from → this record

Sources

U.S. Congress, H. Rept. 110-4, Honoring the Life of Percy Lavon Julian. https://www.congress.gov/committee-report/110th-congress/house-report/4/1 (primary source)

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