Lectures in History

Go back to school with the country's top professors lecturing on a variety of topics in American history. New episodes posted every Saturday evening. From C-SPAN, the network that brings you "After Words" and "C-SPAN's The Weekly" podcasts.

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226
Bakari Sellers, "My Vanishing Country"
50 min
227
Politics and Culture in Early America
58 min
228
Civil War as a Constitutional Crisis
73 min
229
Enlightenment Era in America
50 min
230
African American Women in Arts & Literature
40 min
231
1980s Fitness Industry & Culture
55 min
232
Food During the Great Depression
50 min
233
Civil War Naval Warfare
51 min
234
Conversation with Rep. James Clyburn D-SC
38 min
235
Baseball During the Depression
57 min
236
Pilgrims and History Textbooks
68 min
237
Anti-Semitism Between WWI & WWII
62 min
238
Trailer: Presidential Recordings: Season 1 Pres...
2 min
239
Designing African American Monuments
Designing African American Monuments
60 min
240
Irish Catholics and Tammany Hall
Irish Catholics and Tammany Hall
74 min
241
Presidential Speeches
Presidential Speeches
68 min
242
American Military in the Revolutionary War
American Military in the Revolutionary War
70 min
243
The Reconstruction Era
The Reconstruction Era
54 min
244
Women's Suffrage Movement
Women's Suffrage Movement
41 min
245
Edward Ball, Slaves in the Family and Life of a...
Edward Ball, Slaves in the Family and Life of a Klansman
103 min
246
1863 New York City Draft Riots
1863 New York City Draft Riots
35 min
247
African American History and Museums
African American History and Museums
52 min
248
Remembering Victims of September 11, 2001
Remembering Victims of September 11, 2001
68 min
249
Conspiracy Culture in American History
82 min
250
U.S. Refugee Policy Since World War II
U.S. Refugee Policy Since World War II
59 min