Race had never been a defining element in successful nation states. The true definition always depended far more on distinctions in language, culture, and political institutions. Southerners spoke precisely the same language as Northerners, so there was no distinction there.

— William C. Davis Look Away!: A History of the Confederate States of America (2002)

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