THE THAMES RAN FOUL: 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 repellent force infested its very heart: the River Thames. Years of industrial effluents had transformed London's lifeblood into a nauseating odor. The stench was all-consuming, a miasma that clung to every cobblestone

In the heart of America, a momentous event unfolded. In the year 1917, a throng of courageous Black individuals embarked on a powerful protest march for equality. Their voices, though absent in the traditional sense, resonated with an undeniable force. Exhibiting signs and banners adorned with stirring messages, they proceeded through crowded stre