Published: January 25, 1861. Treason against the United States shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open Court.
The 15th amendment was important in that it not only finally gave African Americans the right to vote, but also allowed the most African Americans in history to be elected into public office. Once in office, they pursued laws that provided schools for all children and allowed people of different races to be married.efore the 15th amendment and the Civil War, African Americans, even those who were not slaves, could not vote. The right to vote would imply that these men were citizens, which was not acceptable to Americans at the time.
3 thoughts on â The Fourteenth Amendment and its Role During the Civil Rights Movement â. Great job on this post. The pictures that you put in there are relevant and perfect. I like the quotes that you used for this post, they make it back up your post.Also I like the fluency and how you organized your paragraphs.he court found that this violated the Fourteenth Amendment because the schools were inherently unequal. The effect of this case was the desegregation. The 14th Amendment made a huge difference in the Civil Rights movement in America.