The city of London breathed in the heat of summer, 1858. But it was not merely the sun that baked the metropolis. An even more unpleasant force infested its very heart: the River Thames. Years of industrial effluents had transformed London's lifeblood into a nauseating odor. The stench was overwhelming, a miasma that clung to every cobblestone and

In the heart of America, a momentous event unfolded. In the summer of '17, a crowd of courageous Black individuals embarked on a silent protest march for equality. Their voices, though absent in the traditional sense, resonated with an undeniable force. Carrying signs and banners adorned with stirring messages, they proceeded through crowded stree