Many leaders from within the African American community and beyond rose to prominence during the Civil Rights era, including Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, Andrew Goodman and others. They riskedâand sometimes lostâtheir lives in the name of freedom and equality.
Cancers believed to be caused by contact with Agent Orange. 1  Chronic B-cell Leukemia: A type of cancer that affects your white blood cells (cells in your bodyâs immune system that help to fight off illnesses and infections)
Concern over the long-term effects on human health of exposure to herbicides lingered and reappeared. A Chicago television station aired a report on 22 March 1978, which alleged that 41 Vietnam veterans living in the Midwest were suffering from Agent Orange exposure.