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 effluents had transformed London's lifeblood into a foul-smelling mire. The stench was oppressive, a miasma that clung to every cobblestone

In the heart of the United States, a momentous event unfolded. In that fateful year, a assemblage of determined Black individuals embarked on a silent protest march for equality. Their voices, though absent in the traditional sense, Civil Rights Movement resonated with an undeniable strength. Bearing signs and banners adorned with potent messages,