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.
Not until the 20th century would the Supreme Court invoke the 15th Amendment in striking down state grandfather clauses and white primaries. But such changes had little effect on Black voting; during World War II, only 5 percent of Southern Blacks were registered to vote. Not until the Voting Rights Act of 1965 did discrimination in voting begin to end and courts enforce the 15th Amendment.