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The article states:
It was a watershed moment- the culmination of nearly two
decades' worth of diligent legal pursuit--that toppled
segregation through litigation. With a single-minded focus
and fierce determination, Marshall chipped away at the
constitutionality of "separate but equal" that formal svstem
of racial discrimination upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in
1896 under the "separate but Equal" clause.
Which phrase from the passage provides context clues for the
meaning of the word culmination?
A. upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court
B. two decades* worth of diligent legal pursuit
C. formal system of racial discrimination
D. single-minded focus and fierce determination
Answer
B. two decades' worth of diligent legal pursuit