Read the selection from the article.

King was then a 26-year-old pastor at nearby Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. He was elected as the association’s president.

How does this detail develop the article’s central idea?


A
by introducing a young King who was already a prominent figure in the boycotts

B
by showing King’s connection to the group that met at the historic Zion AME

C
by stressing the role played by the Montgomery Improvement Association

D
by suggesting how active local Black pastors were in the protests