Lampros Lecture on the Civil War Era

Gregory P. Downs, Chair and Professor of History at the University of California, Davis, will give the 24th Annual Lampros Lecture on the Civil War Era.

Nat Turner: Enslaved Prophet

The lecture is based on Downs's 2024 book, Nat Turner: Black Prophet, A Visionary History.

• "An extraordinary collaboration . . . A profound achievement . . . Downs is a superb, even lyrical writer." —David W. Blight, Los Angeles Times
• "A masterwork of historical research, thinking, and writing"―Steven Hahn, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of A Nation Under Our Feet and Illiberal America
• A Chicago Tribune book of the summer
• A Goodreads most anticipated summer book

Wednesday, Oct. 9
7-8:30 p.m.
Lindquist Hall 101 (formerly known as the Social Sciences Building), Weber State University

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