Join C-SPAN founder, Brian Lamb, and special guest, Edna Greene Medford, Ph.D., Vice President of the Abraham Lincoln Institute, and professor emeritus at Howard University as they explore thought-provoking insights on African American history, the Civil War and Reconstruction, and US Presidents including Andrew Jackson and Abraham Lincoln. Medford will also share from her upcoming book, "TRAIL: An African American Family’s Generational Pursuit of Justice and Equality in the Nineteenth Century" which uncovers the struggles and triumphs of William Trail as he escaped enslavement in the South and navigated the judicial system to find freedom in Indiana.

The CCSE Conversation with Brian Lamb will take place on April 5, 2023, in Fowler Hall located in Purdue University’s Stewart Center. Doors open at 6:30 PM and the event will begin at 7:00 PM.

This event is free and open to the public.

The CCSE Conversation with Brian Lamb is sponsored by the Center for C-SPAN Scholarship & Engagement, Brian Lamb School of Communication, and the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at Purdue.