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)
Thanks to the efforts of Admiral Zumwalt, who as the commanding Navy. Admiral in Vietnam was responsible for some of the spraying, and whose. son died from lymphoma, probably as a result of dioxin exposure, many. more illnesses were finally linked to Agent Orange, and have been made.