2. Legal Protection for Black People (14th Amendment)
- The protection and rights of citizenship, including equal protection under the law, were granted to formerly enslaved people through the Fourteenth Amendment in 1868.
- This amendment was intended to overturn the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision, which previously declared that Black people could not be citizens.
3. Legal Protection for Indigenous People (1924 Act)
- Indigenous people were initially excluded from the 14th Amendment's citizenship provisions.
- Citizenship was granted to all Native Americans born in the U.S. through the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 (Snyder Act).
4. Misconception of a "Treason Act"
- The 18 U.S. Code § 2381 (Treason) defines the crime and sets penalties, it does not provide protections for minorities.
- Treason applies to anyone "owing allegiance to the United States".
In summary, the protection of Black and Indigenous people in the U.S. is rooted in the 14th Amendment, the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, and subsequent civil rights legislation, not in a treason act.




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