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It was already noted by DuBois that, in making the difference between races, it is not race that we think about, but culture: “... a common history, common laws and religion, similar habits of thought and a conscious striving together for certain ideals of life ”.

Late 19th century nationalists were the first to embrace contemporary discourses on " race ", ethnicity and " survival of the fittest " to shape new nationalist doctrines.

Ultimately, race came to represent not only the most important traits of the human body, but was also regarded as decisively shaping the character and personality of the nation.