While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
<ul> <li>Many states banned interracial marriage until the 1960s.</li> <li>In 1967, the Supreme Court ruled in Loving v. Virginia.</li> <li>The ruling struck down all remaining state bans on interracial marriage.</li> <li>Sixteen states still had such bans at the time of the ruling.</li> <li>The ruling was unanimous.</li> </ul> The student wants to emphasize how recently interracial marriage bans existed in the U.S. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?Which choice most effectively makes the student's point?
- A
The 1967 ruling was unanimous.
- Bcheck_circle
As recently as 1967, sixteen U.S. states still banned interracial marriage—until the Supreme Court's unanimous Loving v. Virginia decision struck them down.
- C
The Supreme Court ruled in Loving v. Virginia.
- D
Sixteen states had bans in 1967.
Explanation
The goal is recency. Choice B foregrounds "as recently as 1967" with the count of remaining states and the ruling. The others omit the recency framing.