Read the excerpt from "I Dream a World" by Langston Hughes.
A world I dream where black or white,
Whatever race you be,
Will share the bounties of the earth
And every man is free,
Where wretchedness will hang its head
And joy, like a pearl,
Attends the needs of all mankind-
Of such I dream, my world!
Based on the dreams that the speaker describes, it is reasonable to infer that the speaker
is hopeful all people will experience the same freedoms he enjoys
will do whatever is necessary to gain equality for all
lives in a time and place where equality does not exist
has given up the idea that one day all people will be treated the same