▁Ph D ▁in ▁soci ology ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁( 1 9 3 7 ), ▁a ▁civ ic ▁activ ist , ▁and ▁fourth ▁national ▁president ▁of ▁D elta ▁S igma ▁Th eta , ▁a ▁histor ically ▁black ▁sor or ity . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁Julian ▁studied ▁factors ▁in hib iting ▁children ' s ▁education ▁and ▁taught ▁soci ology ▁at ▁Min er ▁Te ach ers ▁College . ▁Her ▁doctor al ▁work ▁was ▁an ▁analysis ▁of ▁the ▁case ▁records ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁families ▁receiving ▁income ▁support . ▁She ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁prominent ▁chem ist , ▁Per cy ▁Lav on ▁Julian , ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁to ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁and ▁had ▁three ▁children . ▁The ▁couple ▁and ▁their ▁children ▁faced ▁down ▁a ▁violent ▁and ▁ab us ive ▁campaign ▁of ▁int im id ation ▁when ▁they ▁moved ▁into ▁an ▁ups c ale ▁home ▁in ▁Oak ▁Park , ▁Chicago , ▁with ▁attacks ▁on ▁their ▁home , ▁including ▁two ▁fire ▁bomb ings . ▁The ▁Jul ians ▁founded ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Chapter ▁of ▁the ▁NA AC P ▁Leg al ▁Def ense ▁and ▁Edu c ational ▁Fund . ▁ ▁Julian ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁civ ic ▁aren as ▁and ▁faith - based ▁organizations , ▁including ▁serving ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁women ' s ▁auxili ary ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Urban ▁League ▁and ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁a ▁national ▁African - American ▁women ' s ▁civ ic ▁organization . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 3