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Medium Reading and Writing · Standard English Conventions · None · MCQ

In 1965, the United States Congress passed the Voting Rights Act, a landmark piece of legislation that outlawed discriminatory voting practices in the South. The Voting Rights Act was a major victory for the civil rights movement, and it remains an important piece of legislation today.

Which choice best combines the sentences at the underlined portion to create a grammatically correct and stylistically effective sentence?

A
the Voting Rights Act was a major victory for the civil rights movement and
B
the Voting Rights Act, a major victory for the civil rights movement, and
C
the Voting Rights Act—a major victory for the civil rights movement—and
D
the Voting Rights Act; a major victory for the civil rights movement, and

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