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What extra meaning does "it was that" add to the sentence:
(--- nytimes.com/1999/12/24/opinion/then-now-reflections-on-the-millenium-the-expanding-reach-of-civil-rights.html --)
"Thus it was that in the 1930's the legal arm of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People began plotting a litigation strategy to force the courts to confront head-on the evils of official racism. "
How would the meaning be changed if "it was that" is deleted?
(--- nytimes.com/1999/12/24/opinion/then-now-reflections-on-the-millenium-the-expanding-reach-of-civil-rights.html --)
"Thus it was that in the 1930's the legal arm of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People began plotting a litigation strategy to force the courts to confront head-on the evils of official racism. "
How would the meaning be changed if "it was that" is deleted?