Rachel Carson: Responsible for the Deaths of Millions of Africans??

Rachel Carson's is the author of the novel Silent Spring. Silent Spring raised awareness to the harmful effects of the chemical compound DDT. Rachel Carson's book led to the banning of DDT. Although, DDT is harmful it killed the insects that caused malaria. Although, the insects causing malaria were killed off by DDT in the beginning. Eventually, the malaria causing insects would develop a resistance to the DDT. Rachel Carson may have caused some Africans to die because of Malaria but million more would have died if awareness about DDT's harmful effects was not raised.