Which statement is the best description of Martin Luther King Jr.’s central claim in the speech as a whole?


A. Racial equality cannot be attained under the current American justice system.

B. This nation’s efforts to deny racial equality are part of the past rather than the future.

C. People should envision the benefits of racial equality despite the unlikeliness of achieving it.

D. The benefits of racial equality will occur only as the result of effort and work.