Civil Rights Several events in the history of America's civil rights movement marked turning points that changed or illuminated aspects of the movement. For example, when a governor from Arkansas closed down the school system to prevent Black children from attending white schools, it brought up the resistance the movement would face. A turning point in the movement was the formation of the Black Panther party, marking a change from nonviolent protest. These events in …showed first 75 words of 749 total…

…showed last 75 words of 749 total…just the Blacks but others as well. They helped change the way the Constitution was interpreted to benefit the other minority groups as well. Schools today aren't just made up of White and Black people, but also consist of many other races. They shed some light on the social situation at that time, and were turning points in a long struggle. These single events, if interpreted corrected, can explain the whole course of the movement.