Liberty does, of course, demand that everyone be free to try his luck, or test his skill in such matters. But these opportunities do not necessarily produce equality: on the contrary, to the extent that winners imply losers, equality of opportunity almost insures inequality of results.
I find it interesting that in this paragraph semantics are brought up because while reading I realize that liberty and equality come up a lot, but it's obvious that what African Americans really need is equity. Freedom is indeed important because it allows for the opportunity to thrive, but, in my opinion, equality is only effective if everyone involved are in the same position. White Americans had a head start, so to think that awarding African Americans equality will even the playing field makes no sense. As Moynich points out, "equality of opportunity almost insures inequality of results." The playing field has to be leveled (equity) for any real progress to take place.