id ated . ▁Per cy ▁Julian ▁said , ▁“ The ▁right ▁of ▁a ▁people ▁to ▁live ▁where ▁they ▁want ▁to , ▁without ▁fear , ▁is ▁more ▁important ▁than ▁science .” ▁ ▁Julian ▁spent ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁her ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁Oak ▁Park ▁home , ▁and ▁lived ▁to ▁see ▁her ▁husband ▁hon ored ▁locally ▁with ▁a ▁junior ▁high ▁school ▁named ▁after ▁him ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁She ▁died ▁in ▁an ▁Oak ▁Park ▁hospital ▁on ▁July ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁Hon ors ▁and ▁awards ▁▁▁ ▁Ph i ▁B eta ▁K appa , ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁R ita ▁Johnson ▁Human itar ian ▁Award ▁from ▁the ▁Family ▁Service ▁& ▁M ental ▁Health ▁Center ▁of ▁Oak ▁Park ▁and ▁River ▁Forest . ▁ ▁The ▁Jul ians ▁were ▁c ited ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Chapter ▁of ▁the ▁NA AC P ▁Leg al ▁Def ense ▁and ▁Edu c ational ▁Fund ▁for ▁their ▁contributions ▁to ▁justice ▁( 1 9 7 3 ). ▁ ▁Honor ary ▁doctor ates ▁from ▁De P au w ▁University ▁( 1 9 8 7 ), ▁Ros ary ▁College ▁( 1 9 9 3 ), ▁and ▁Mac M ur ray ▁College ▁( 1 9 9 4 ). ▁▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Ex hib ition , ▁" From ▁Dream s ▁to ▁Det erm ination : ▁The ▁Leg acy ▁of ▁D rs ▁Per cy ▁and ▁Anna ▁Julian ", ▁Du S able ▁Museum ▁of ▁African - American ▁History . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Find AG ra ve ▁entry ▁ ▁Ph otos ▁of