Theresa Singleton

Year of Ph.D

1980

In 1980, Singleton became the first African American woman to earn a doctorate in historical archaeology and African American history and culture. She began her research career by studying the Gullah-Geechee of coastal Georgia.

Known for

1980

Singleton became the first African American woman to earn a doctorate in historical archaeology and African American history and culture. She began her research career by studying the Gullah-Geechee of coastal Georgia.

Regions

1991

U.S. Southern states, the Caribbean, and in Africa.

Significant Achievements

2015

She has undertaken archeological research on slavery in Cuba, and in 2015, published a book on her study of a coffee plantation. She is also working on another book publication focusing on comparing plantation life in the Caribbean and the United States.