What is a constitutional amendment? An amendment is essentially a correction. It comes in many varieties, up to and including the process of altering something through either parliamentary or constitutional procedure. In the United States, the word is often used specifically of a change to the U.S. Constitution.
James Baldwin was an incredible author, poet, and social critic. He wrote from the mid-to-late 20th century, and his impassioned, beautiful work stands as an amazing resource for us white people trying to understand some of the race-related problems that we will never have to experience.
Wallace is remembered for his Southern dixiecrat and pro-segregation Jim Crow positions during the mid-20th century period of the Civil Rights Movement, declaring in his 1963 Inaugural Address that he stood for segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever, and standing in front of the entrance of the University of Alabama in an attempt to stop the enrollment of black students.