The same arguments apply to other excluded groups: if a race, like the Negro race, is excluded, then so far as that race is a part of the economic and social organization of the land, the feeling and the experience of that race are absolutely necessary to the realization of the broadest justice for all citizens.
Du Bois extends his argument about exclusion to racial groups, asserting their experiences are vital for justice.
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