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 parched 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 all-consuming, a miasma that clung to every cobblestone a

In the Social Change heart of America, a momentous event unfolded. In the summer of '17, a crowd of resolute Black individuals embarked on a powerful protest march for equality. Their voices, though absent in the traditional sense, resonated with an undeniable strength. Carrying signs and banners adorned with compelling messages, they marched thro