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what did african american civil rights activists in the 1950s have in common
African American civil rights activitst in the 1950s were all determined to change the system.
what changes came about through african american civil rights activists in the 1950s
Through nonviolent protest, the civil rights movement of the 1950s and ’60s broke the pattern of public facilities’ being segregated by “race” in the South.
what other changes came about through african american civiil rights activists during the 1950s and 60s besides breaking the pattern of public facilities being segregated by race in the south
The civil rights movement of the 1950s and '60s achieved the most important breakthrough in equal-rights legislation for African Americans since the Reconstruction period (1865–77).

Question: what legislation was achieved
Self-contained rewrite: what equal-rights legislation was achieved through the civial rights movement for african americans