Long Island City, New York
New York City has always been a hub for all classes of people, a collection of rich and poor who live together in a delicate balance. At the turn of the 20th century, that balance was upset for the newsboys, who at the time were essential to newspaper distribution in the afternoons and evenings. Most of the newsboys came from poor immigrant families as New York, considered the gateway from the rest of the world to America, was the first stop or eventual home to many immigrants.
Map Submission: Isaiah Koeninger
Formerly known as Blackwell's Island and later Welfare Island, Roosevelt Island is a very small island in New York City's East River. It measures only .23 square miles in area. Though it is small, this island has an important history associated with it, one of mistreatment and a significant amount of pain. This small island was purchased in 1828. Just four years later, in 1832, a penitentiary was built. This created a physical barrier between the prisoners and the mainland. Strangely, this island wasn't just for criminals.
Berlin-Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany
The Scientific Humanitarian Commitee was founded in Berlin-Charlottenburg, a locality of Berlin, Germany. This organization published emancipation literature, sponsored rallies, and campaigned for legal reform all throughout Germany and other countries as well. Berlin is the largest city in Germany and it was in 1933 that Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party came to power within it.