Pearce Magee

Pearce Magee is a PhD History student at Queen’s University Belfast, funded by the Northern Irish Department for the Economy. 

His research is focused on the many attempts to achieve the passage of a federal anti-lynching law in the United States in the early to mid-20th century. 

His research interests include: US history, lynching, African American history, racism, racial violence, civil rights activism, national identity, and 20th century US politics. 

Pearce holds a BA and MA in History, as well as a PostGraduate Certificate in Software Developement awarded by Queens University.