These are all really good questions that you should ask yourself.
As I found on Family Education there were plenty of things going on during this time. On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court unanimously decided to allow four black children to attend a previously all white school. This went against the ruling in the older ruling in the Plessy v. Furgenson case, in which the idea was, "seperate but equal." People were learning that this was not okay.
In 1955 Rosa Parks contributed to this movement by sitting in the front of the bus where she "should not" have been sitting. This led to her being arrested, as well as to a spark in the Civil Rights movement. This spread to a widespread bus boycott by African Americans.
The federal government also began to support the civil rights movement.
These were very important moments because it gave the people hope and raised their will to fight. Without critical moments like these, our country could still be segregated. It made people believe in the cause and fight even harder. It showed that they had support from higher officials.
Today, a turning point is when a mass people begin to support a cause. This is when things can get done and a cause can move forward in the world. It is important to have supporters to get your point across.
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