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Sarah Silkey is Professor of History at Lycoming College, where she teaches courses in modern American intellectual, social, and cultural history, African American history, and the history of Africa. Her research centers on race, gender, violence, and citizenship, with a transnational lens shaped by her graduate studies in Britain.
Her research interests include the history of racial violence, transatlantic activism, and Reconstruction-era racial terrorism. She explores how ideas about race and citizenship evolved through social and political connections between the U.S. and other nations, especially Britain. Her work emphasizes the role of gender and intellectual history in understanding civil rights struggles.
Her publications reflect a strong focus on Ida B. Wells’s transatlantic anti-lynching campaign and the scholarly interpretation of racial violence. Recent work examines Klan-related correspondence in the Alabama Black Belt during Reconstruction, supported by an ACLS grant. These works span fields such as African American history, gender studies, transnational activism, and historiography.
Scientific Awards:
- No specific awards mentioned in the text.
Advising and Grants:
Sarah Silkey serves as co-advisor for Phi Alpha Theta, the History Honor Society. She leads a significant research project funded by a $136,000 grant from the American Council of Learned Societies, which actively involves undergraduate student researchers in archival analysis of Reconstruction-era family correspondence linked to the Ku Klux Klan.
Labs and Teams:
While no formal lab is mentioned, Silkey leads a research team of undergraduate students on the "Wild Adolescence" project, fostering hands-on historical research and mentorship in archival methods and racial violence studies.
