BEAUMONT, Texas, June 23 (TNSres) -- Lamar University issued the following news: Dr. Jeff Forret, professor of history at Lamar University, has been awarded a State Historical Society of Iowa Research Grant for 2024-2025. The $1,500 grant supports research on topics related to the history of Iowa and the Midwest. Dr. Forret is currently researching a book manuscript tentatively titled "Land of Black Hawk, River of Dred: Indigenous Expulsion, Slavery, and the Transformation of the Upper Mississ  more