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)
one of the diseases, or residuals of one of the diseases, that the VA recognizes as linked to Agent Orange exposure (see below) the recognized disease is rated at least 10% or higher, and for certain diseases, the illness developed within a certain time period after the last day of service in Vietnam.