Jeff Forret is University Professor of History at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. He has authored or edited seven books, including the award-winning Slave Against Slave: Plantation Violence in the Old South, Williams’ Gang: A Notorious Slave Trader and His Cargo of Black Convicts, and The Price They Paid: Slavery, Shipwrecks, and Reparations Before the Civil War (The New Press). He lives in Lumberton, Texas.

Praise for The Price They Paid:"Weaving together rich character portraits of diplomats, lawyers, and other players involved on both sides of the Atlantic, this is an enlightening examination of what moves the levers of power."—Publishers Weekly"A detailed and worthy study of the clash of abolitionist and pro-slavery forces in early America."—Kirkus Reviews"A brilliant excavation of a lost corner of American history, The Price They Paid reveals that today’s debates over what we owe the descendants of slavery have deep and complicated roots. A riveting read in its own right—and an essential touchstone for anyone grappling with reparations in the twenty-first century."—Michael Eric Dyson, university distinguished professor, Vanderbilt University, and New York Times bestselling author of Tears We Cannot Stop "A spectacular achievement of historical research. Forret shows for the first time just how far the American government went to secure reparations."—Robert Elder, author of Calhoun: American Heretic

Jeff Forret is University Professor of History at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. He has authored or edited seven books, including the award-winning Slave Against Slave: Plantation Violence in the Old South, Williams’ Gang: A Notorious Slave Trader and His Cargo of Black Convicts, and The Price They Paid: Slavery, Shipwrecks, and Reparations Before the Civil War (The New Press). He lives in Lumberton, Texas.

Praise for The Price They Paid:"Weaving together rich character portraits of diplomats, lawyers, and other players involved on both sides of the Atlantic, this is an enlightening examination of what moves the levers of power."—Publishers Weekly"A detailed and worthy study of the clash of abolitionist and pro-slavery forces in early America."—Kirkus Reviews"A brilliant excavation of a lost corner of American history, The Price They Paid reveals that today’s debates over what we owe the descendants of slavery have deep and complicated roots. A riveting read in its own right—and an essential touchstone for anyone grappling with reparations in the twenty-first century."—Michael Eric Dyson, university distinguished professor, Vanderbilt University, and New York Times bestselling author of Tears We Cannot Stop "A spectacular achievement of historical research. Forret shows for the first time just how far the American government went to secure reparations."—Robert Elder, author of Calhoun: American Heretic

Jeff Forret is University Professor of History at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. He has authored or edited seven books, including the award-winning Slave Against Slave: Plantation Violence in the Old South, Williams’ Gang: A Notorious Slave Trader and His Cargo of Black Convicts, and The Price They Paid: Slavery, Shipwrecks, and Reparations Before the Civil War (The New Press). He lives in Lumberton, Texas.

Praise for The Price They Paid:"Weaving together rich character portraits of diplomats, lawyers, and other players involved on both sides of the Atlantic, this is an enlightening examination of what moves the levers of power."—Publishers Weekly"A detailed and worthy study of the clash of abolitionist and pro-slavery forces in early America."—Kirkus Reviews"A brilliant excavation of a lost corner of American history, The Price They Paid reveals that today’s debates over what we owe the descendants of slavery have deep and complicated roots. A riveting read in its own right—and an essential touchstone for anyone grappling with reparations in the twenty-first century."—Michael Eric Dyson, university distinguished professor, Vanderbilt University, and New York Times bestselling author of Tears We Cannot Stop "A spectacular achievement of historical research. Forret shows for the first time just how far the American government went to secure reparations."—Robert Elder, author of Calhoun: American Heretic