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The Developmental Services Center’s 10th annual Oktoberfest brought together the Champaign-Urbana community for a night full of live music, beer, food and supporting a good cause.  On Sept. 30, from 3-10 p.m., the DSC hosted their 10th annual Oktoberfest fundraiser on the corner of North Neil and East Washington streets in downtown Champaign.  According to...

PBS Airdate: February 6, 2007 NARRATOR: 1939: A chemist at a midwestern paint company makes a startling discovery, one that could improve the health of millions of people. The company wants him to stick to making paint, but this man has always gone his own way. He was the grandson of Alabama slaves, yet he went on to become one of Americas great scientists. HELEN PRINTY (Julian Laboratories Chemist) : He had to fight to overcome the odds of being a black man in America. JOHN KENLY SMITH (Histor...