About Me

Bryton L. Chain

Hi there! I’m Bryton, a 2023 graduate of the University of Oklahoma, where I earned a B.A. in History and B.A. in African and African American Studies. My primary academic interests focus on Trans-Atlantic political ideologies from the 18th to 19th century, Western colonialism and imperialism, and revolutionary concepts and trends.

I hail from a small town outside of Fort Worth, Texas and I have spent my most of my life researching whatever subject drew my interest. From the earliest days of my childhood and well into my teens, I could almost always be found with my nose buried in a book. Any manner of material was fair game; I read everything from encyclopedias and dictionaries to young adult fiction and westerns.

After graduating high school, I joined the U.S. Navy, serving for four years as an aviation hydraulic systems specialist. Following training stints across the continental U.S. – including Indiana, Florida, and California – I spent three years stationed on Guam, which immersed me in an amalgamation of different cultures, broadening my worldview and opening my mind to a vast array of new ideas, histories, and most importantly, people.

Although my brief naval career proved fruitful and brought me lots of success, I chose to leave the service in order to pursue a university education. After spending six months working in quality control at a hose manufacturing warehouse in Fort Worth, Texas, I began classes at Tarrant County College District in August 2018 and received an Associate of Arts degree in May 2020. I began my undergraduate studies in August 2020, and in December 2023, I graduated from the University of Oklahoma after completing a Dual Bachelors Degree Program.

I am currently in the process of looking at graduate schools, mostly in Texas, but in other states as well, and am hoping to begin a Master’s program in the Fall of 2025.