Lamar University: Forret Explores Forgotten Slave Shipwrecks and U.S. Reparations Efforts in New Book
January 16, 2025
January 16, 2025
BEAUMONT, Texas, Jan. 16 (TNSres) -- Lamar University issued the following news:
By April Thompson
In his latest book, "The Price They Paid," award-winning historian Dr. Jeff Forret unveils a harrowing yet overlooked chapter of American history, chronicling the U.S. government's relentless efforts to secure reparations--not for enslaved people, but for their owners--after a series of slave shipwrecks in the 19th century.
Published by The New . . .
By April Thompson
In his latest book, "The Price They Paid," award-winning historian Dr. Jeff Forret unveils a harrowing yet overlooked chapter of American history, chronicling the U.S. government's relentless efforts to secure reparations--not for enslaved people, but for their owners--after a series of slave shipwrecks in the 19th century.
Published by The New . . .