W.E.B. Du Bois described African Americans as having a "double consciousness" because:
A) most felt that, compared to white people, they had to be twice as careful in how they acted.
B) there is a double disadvantage in being both poor and black.
C) black people have to work twice as hard as whites to get the same reward.
D) black people are citizens who have a second identity based on skin color.

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Du Bois's concept of "double consciousness" refers to the internal conflict experienced by African Americans who have to reconcile their African heritage with their American citizenship, leading to a dual identity.

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