Sociologist George Herbert Mead was one of the first scholars to note that a dual heritage creates conflict for people of color. He called this duality double-consciousness-the identity conflict of being black and American.

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The concept of double-consciousness, referring to the internal conflict experienced by subordinated or colonized groups in an oppressive society, was actually coined by W.E.B. Du Bois, not George Herbert Mead. Du Bois discussed this in the context of African-American experiences.

Sociologist George Herbert Mead Was One of the First Scholars