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Who REALLY Changes the Constitution? Protests vs The Supreme Court

Who actually changes the Constitution? Is it the Supreme Court, or ordinary citizens? In this episode of History: Secrets Uncovered, I sit down with constitutional scholar Professor Christopher W. Schmidt of Chicago-Kent College of Law to explore how protest movements helped reshape American constitutional law. Drawing on his book The Sit-Ins: Protest and Legal Change in the Civil Rights Era, Professor Schmidt explains how student activists and grassroots movements influenced the development of civil rights law and the meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment. We discuss: 1. The legal impact of the sit-in movement 2. How courts responded to civil rights activism 3. The evolving role of the Supreme Court in American democracy 4. What history teaches us about modern debates over constitutional interpretation and judicial power In the final part of the conversation, we connect these historical struggles to today’s debates about the Supreme Court, protest movements, and the future of civil rights. Understanding how constitutional change actually happens helps us understand the world we live in today. Full conversation on History: Secrets Uncovered #supremecourt #civilrightsmovement #constitution #fourteenthamendment #brownvboard #legalhistory #americanhistory #civilrightsact #historypodcast #history #historysecretsuncovered