- Dr. Brett J. Derbes was born in Opelousas, Louisiana, and grew up in Dallas-Fort Worth. He earned his B.A. and M.A. in History from the University of North Texas (2007, 2011), and a Ph.D. in History from Auburn University (2018). His research focuses on inmate labor at state penitentiaries in the Antebellum and Civil War South.
His publications include book chapters in Incarcerated Women: A History of Struggles, Oppression, and Resistance in American Prisons (2017), Reconsidering Southern Labor History: Race, Class, and Power (2018), as well as articles in the Journal of African American History, Louisiana History, and Alabama Review.
Dr. Derbes joined the Texas State Historical Association staff in June 2015 as Managing Editor of the Handbook of Texas and he became the Director of Research in 2019. He also teaches U.S. and Texas history courses online for Tyler Junior College as an adjunct professor. He is married to Kimberly and they have a son, Alex.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Brett J. Derbes
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