Section: English Language & Composition

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From the passage, what best describes the speaker's opinion?

1. That the Constitution guarantees racial equality for all men and women
2. That civil equality is guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States
3. That racial equality is inevitable
4. That there are no guarantees in the U.S. Constitution
5. That no one is equal in the eyes of the law

There is the temptation to think he's talking about a guarantee of racial equality, but there is a part in the excerpt where he directly questions whether that is possible. In fact, he "doubts not" that the white race will continue to be the dominant race, but doesn't believe that gives the right to draw distinctions in civil equality.