Advocate for the Convicted Felon

America has a history of being courageous conquerors and brave. However there are issues in its backyard that has either been ignored or over looked; that is the issue of the convicted felon. There are barriers that prohibit felons from obtaining employment gaining occupational licensing and even voting. I learned in life that every situation or circumstance has a root. The convicted felon issue has roots that has been seeded throughout American history. I use my personal story growing up in Southside Jamaica Queens; then I give an essay of how I perceive these circumstances came about. Lastly I turn to the laws of America. I attempt to show how the laws in America worked for the African American. In a nutshell I attempt to show how American society has systematically created what we know as The Felon