Pearce Magee

Pearce Magee is a PhD student at Queen's University Belfast, holding both a BA and MA in History. His research focuses on the legislative efforts to establish a federal anti-lynching law in the United States, contributing to our understanding of this crucial yet understudied aspect of US history and racial justice advocacy. 

MA in History, Queens University Belfast – Distinction 

Dissertation: “Saying Ugly Things to an Ugly World”: W. E. B. Du Bois, The Crisis and Lynching 1910-1920 

BA in History, Queens University Belfast - First Class Honours 

Dissertation: “A Friend by The Yardstick of Dixie Measurement”: Exploring the Popular Memory of Huey P. Long as a Racial Progressive 

Postgraduate Certificate in Software Development, Queens University Belfast 

Graduate of the Heidelberg Centre of American Studies Spring academy 2023

Boston College Summer Research Fellow 2025

Teaching Assistant and Guest Lecturer on UG modules at Level 1 and Level 2

• The American South 1619-1865 – TA & Lecturer

• The American South 1865-2000 – TA & Lecturer

• The Long Road to Black Lives Matter – Lecturer

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

He has presented his research at several conferences, including the Barnes conference in Philadelphia and the annual HOTCUS conference. 
In 2023, he was selected to participate in the Heidelberg Centre for American Studies' Spring Academy, and in November 2024, he was invited to join the Autumn Seminar at the prestigious Roosevelt Institute in 
Middelburg.

Beyond his research, Magee serves as the PGR lead within the Digital Learning team at Queen's University Belfast, where he works to enhance digital literacy among students in Arts, Humanities, 
and Social Sciences (AHSS)

Pearce has also worked as a research assistant for Dr Nik Ribianszky's 'Generations of Freedom' archive of Free People of Colour from Natchez Mississippi.

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