Cultural protests by African Americans in the form of protests, boycotts, and civil rights activism helped to challenge existing systems of racism and oppression. These protests helped to bring attention to the issues facing African Americans and to push for social, political, and economic change. This push for change helped to bring about significant changes in the status quo for African Americans, including the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the desegregation of public schools, and the end of Jim Crow laws.