Wyatt Erchak
PhD Student
Contact
- Porter Hall 225C
Education
- M.A. History, State University of New York at Albany, 2019
- B.A. History – Government, Skidmore College, 2012
Interest Area(s)
19th century U.S., African American history, American South, Civil War Era, Atlantic World, slavery, labor, revolution, violence, warfare, memory, maritime history, history from below, visual storytelling
Publications
"'I was on the boat: The Life of Hector Powell, Freedom Seeker on the Waves," Sea History, 190 (Spring 2025), 22-26
Presentations
"The General Strike Militant: Considering Du Bois and the American Civil War." Organization of American Historians, Chicago, IL, April 2025
Awards and Fellowships
- Scholarship Award, Abraham Lincoln Institute, 2024-25
- Dissertation Fellowship, U.S. Army Center of Military History, 2024-25
- Kate B. and Hall J. Peterson Fellowship, American Antiquarian Society, 2024-25
- Vincent J. Dooley Distinguished Research Fellowship, Georgia Historical Society, 2024