The black University of Pennsylvania law professor chosen by Bill Clinton to serve as head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division was:

A) Vernon Jordan.
B) Ron Brown.
C) Janet Reno.
D) Lani Guinier.


Answer: D

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