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The Souls of White Folk
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What is Du Bois's central claim about 'whiteness' in this essay?
A
The discovery of personal whiteness among the world's peoples is 'a very modern thing'—a nineteenth and twentieth century invention
B
Whiteness has always existed as a natural biological category recognized by all ancient civilizations
C
Whiteness is primarily a religious category invented by the Catholic Church
D
Whiteness was invented by Africans to describe European traders
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