The decades-long debate surrounding reparations is fraught, mired in racial tension and the semantics of restorative justice. While the national conversation remains stalled due to legislative inaction, communities across the country examine their histories and take it upon themselves to arrange their own form of reparations. This detailed investigation of restitution presents accounts of everyday people confronting the past and exploring the possibilities of wealth transfer.

The Romanian expedition to Greenland (1927—1928) was carried out under the auspices of the French Geographical Society and the Royal Belgian Geographical Society, with funds provided by the Geographical Society of Philadelphia, the Explorers' Club of New York, and the University of Michigan (USA).