About David Silkenat
Born 1950. David Silkenat is a researcher and historian.
David Silkenat is an American historian, author and academic who specializes in the history of slavery and the American Civil War.
Biography
He was born and raised in New York City.
Education He attended St. Bernard's School and Choate Rosemary Hall.
He completed his undergraduate degree in History from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. and the Gilder Lehrman Abraham Lincoln Prize.
He has served as the Chair of the Scottish Association for the Study of America.
He has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of the Civil War Era and American Nineteenth Century History.
He was a recipient of the 2018-2019 SCRC Research Travel Grant.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). David Silkenat. https://biography.guide/david-silkenat/
MLA: "David Silkenat." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/david-silkenat/.
Chicago: "David Silkenat." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/david-silkenat/.
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