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 20^th 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.

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.