Participant Info
- First Name
- Sharece
- Last Name
- Blakney
- Country
- United States
- State
- NJ New Jersey
- sblakney@bartramsgarden.org
- Affiliation
- Bartram's Garden
- Website URL
- Keywords
- Slavery, African American, Abolition, Historic Preservation, Public History, Archives
- Availability
- Media Contact
- Additional Contact Information
- PhD
- other credentials
Personal Info
- Photo
- About Me
I hold an MA in American History from Rutgers Univerisity-Camden. Currently, I am pursuing an MI with a concentration in Archives & Preservation at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. I have also received a BA from Rutgers University-New Brunswick in Africana Studies and a BA in History from Kean University. Previously, I was the Programs Assistant at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities and worked as a research assistant at the Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia.
My research interests focus on enslaved people, particularly women, in early America. As an independent research consultant, I have focused on projects dedicated to African-American history and the Black experience. My current project is based on the history and development of the African American community around Bartram’s Garden in Southwest Philadelphia.
- Recent Publications
Stories We Know: Recording the Black History of Bartram’s Garden and Southwest Philadelphia, John Bartram Association, Mural Arts Philadelphia, 2017.
“The Armstrong Association of Philadelphia,” The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia, 2017.
“Museums and Historic Sites Ride the Hamilton Wave,” Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities, 2016.
- Media Coverage
- Social Media
- @SKBlakney
- Country Focus
- United States
- Expertise by Geography
- United States
- Expertise by Chronology
- 17th century, 18th century, 19th century
- Expertise by Topic
- Emancipation, Public History, Race, Slavery, Women
