Bryant K. Barnes will defend his doctoral dissertation, "Bonded by Debt: Interracial Politics, Railroads, and Capitalism in the Gilded Age South.”  The major professor is Dr. Scott Reynolds Nelson. Members of the university community are invited to attend. Please contact the graduate program at history@uga.edu if you wish to attend, to ensure adequate seating.

Congratulations to Bryant Barnes, who successfully defended his doctoral dissertation this summer, "Bonded by Debt: Interracial Politics, Railroads, and Capitalism in the Gilded Age South."

Bryant is a Double Dawg who earned a Master's in history at UGA in '20 and was awarded a competitive GS GREAT Fellowship when he returned to join the doctoral program.