A RIVER RUNS PUTRID: A SUMMER OF FILTH, 1858

The city of London sweltered in the heat of summer, 1858. But it was not merely the sun that scorched the metropolis. An even more detestable force infested its very heart: the River Thames. Years of industrial waste had transformed London's lifeblood into a foul-smelling mire. The stench was oppressive, a miasma that clung to every cobblestone and

In the heart of America, a momentous event unfolded. In the summer of '17, a assemblage of resolute Black individuals embarked on a powerful protest march for equality. Their voices, though absent in the traditional sense, resonated with an undeniable force. Carrying signs and banners adorned with potent messages, they proceeded through dense stre