Descendants: Wayne O'Bryant
Descendants: Wayne O'Bryant

The Death of Democracy: The Hamburg Massacre of 1876. by Melissa DeVelvis

Episode notes

Wayne O'Bryant is the descendant of Needham O'Bryant, a resident of Hamburg who testified in both the coroner's inquest and the Senate Investigation about the Hamburg Massacre. O'Bryant is also descended from Thomas McKie Meriwether, the one white man to die during the massacre.

Here, Mr. O'Bryant is interviewed by Marsha Harris, Ed.D., and Melissa DeVelvis, Ph.D.

Learn more at ⁠⁠bit.ly/rememberinghamburg⁠⁠

This episode was recorded in the Pamplin Television, Cinema, and Podcasting Lab on the Summerville Campus with the help of Jasmine Garcia. The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Augusta University.