Essays on Anker

The Trials of the Scottsboro Boys

The world is filled with webs that are so big, one has to struggle really hard to get out of them. Others may not get out from such massive, detailed and meticulous webs. Some may get out but not have the strength to make it to the other side. Many could say that one of their biggest fears is to be accused of a crime that they did not commit. In the true story of the Scottsboro Boys, these young African American men were living a worst fear and fighting for their lives. The trials of the Scottsboro boys ...

Abstract

The movie Scottsboro: An American Tragedy, directed by Daniel Anker and Barak Goodman, was a documentary film based on a true story of the wrongful conviction of nine black boys (the Scottsboro Boys) for the rape of two women on a train. Directed by Daniel Anker, Barak Goodman, the movie follows the narrative that began on March 25, 1931 on a train that had set out from Chattanooga, Tennessee, with both African Americans as well as white homeless people who were travelling in search of work. The paper will explore the societal, political and economic environment at the time ...

Occupational Safety and Health

1. Citation referred to the U.S. DOJ for criminal proceedings The illustration of penalty for job-related health and safety occupation breach could be referred to U.S. Department of Justice for a legal action. The current violation under this citation was split up further into two sets which are; willful and severe violation (Turney, 2003). 2. Prerequisites that would have to be fulfilled ahead of citations to be represented for criminal procedures. Before the citation could be referred for criminal proceedings, they had to meet the following conditions; if the firm was unsuccessful to ascertain whether the employees were unprotected ...