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The article presents an exploration into the social history of New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania in the early 20th-century, focusing on the cultures of racial violence, law enforcement and regional identity at the time. The author argues that the typical historiographical separation of the North and South regarding social issues and attitudes towards racism and social justice is faulty. Multiple examples are taken from the three states asserting that while the rhetoric surrounding race in the North was distinct from the South their interconnectedness and similarities are more apparent than typically portrayed.