Although Parks and King were members of the NAACP, the Montgomery movement led to the creation in 1957 of a new regional organization, the clergy-led Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) with King as its president.
Studies have shown that the chlorophyll pigment in dark leafy greens, such as Romaine lettuce, may reduce the risk of developing certain cancers including colon and liver cancers. (8, 9) And studies show that diets low in green leafy vegetables are associated with an increase of cancer risk.
1 Another option is to drink a tea of nutritive green herbs daily. 2  Many health food stores offer liver teas that contain a combination of the following herbs: dried dandelion leaf, nettle leaf, alfalfa leaf, oat straw or Oregon grape root. 3  You can also blend your own teas from loose herbs. 4  Seaweed.