A RIVER RUNS PUTRID: A SUMMER OF FILTH, 1858

The city of London sought 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 discharges had transformed London's lifeblood into a nauseating odor. The stench was all-consuming, a miasma that clung to every cobblestone an

In the heart of this great nation, a momentous event unfolded. In the summer of '17, a assemblage of resolute Black individuals embarked on a silent protest march for equality. Their voices, though absent in the traditional sense, resonated with an undeniable power. Carrying signs and banners adorned with potent messages, they marched through crow