About Melanoma of the Skin. Melanoma is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in melanocytes (cells that color the skin). The skin is the body's largest organ. It protects against heat, sunlight, injury, and infection. Skin also helps control body temperature and stores water, fat, and vitamin D.bout Melanoma of the Skin. Melanoma is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in melanocytes (cells that color the skin). The skin is the body's largest organ. It protects against heat, sunlight, injury, and infection. Skin also helps control body temperature and stores water, fat, and vitamin D.
Frederick Douglass has been called the father of the civil rights movement. He rose through determination, brilliance, and eloquence to shape the American nation. He was an abolitionist, human rights and women's rights activist, orator, author, journalist, publisher, and social reformer.
Learn the names and stories of five black men who helped shape the civil rights movement in life and death. 5. James Earl Chaney. James Earl Chaney was a young black man born and raised in Meridian, Mississippi.Originally published on 03.01.2012). If you ask a friend to name someone from the Civil Rights Movement, most will probably name Martin Luther King, Jr. and thereâs no questioning the legacy left behind by MLK and his impact on the African-American Civil Rights Movement.