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Almost everyone knew that, card-carrying members or not, the Klan literally got away with , with the tacit permission and sometimes encouragement of Connor. And there were lots of Klansmen in town to carry out these despicable crimes: most of the 11,000 members of the KKK in Alabama lived in the Birmingham area.

How does this excerpt help readers make a connection to world events?

by offering statistics about the population of Birmingham
by offering opinions about the frustrations of law-abiding citizens
by offering details about Southern resistance to ending segregation
by offering facts about a black family’s struggle to survive

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by offering details about Southern resistance to ending segregation

Explanation: The excerpt describes widespread Klan activity and the tacit encouragement of officials like Connor, which illustrates organized, local resistance to civil rights and desegregation in the South.