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What major act did Clark help draft in 1965?

  • Affordable Care Act

  • Voting Rights Act

  • Patriot Act

  • Healthcare Reform Act

Answer

The Voting Rights Act of 1965, drafted with Clark's significant contributions, was a landmark legislation that aimed to dismantle barriers to voting faced by African Americans in the United States. It outlawed discriminatory practices such as literacy tests and poll taxes, which had been used to suppress Black voter turnout in the South.
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