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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Guerilla Warfare in the Civil War
75 min
227
Early Atlantic Exploration
66 min
228
The Promise of Suburbia
77 min
229
Donald Rumsfeld on the War on Terror
123 min
230
Age & the American Revolution
76 min
231
Mary Church Terrell & the Black "Mammy" Statue
60 min
232
Native American & English Trade in Colonial Vir...
64 min
233
1970s American Car Culture & Film
1970s American Car Culture & Film
73 min
234
1920s American South
1920s American South
73 min
235
1864 Presidential Election
1864 Presidential Election
78 min
236
John F. Kennedy's Foreign Policy
John F. Kennedy's Foreign Policy
49 min
237
Vietnam, Walter Cronkite, and Public Opinion
Vietnam, Walter Cronkite, and Public Opinion
60 min
238
Notable Speakers of the House
Notable Speakers of the House
49 min
239
Coroners in the 19th Century South
Coroners in the 19th Century South
71 min
240
Women Journalists at the Turn of the 20th Century
Women Journalists at the Turn of the 20th Century
62 min
241
U.S. Containment Strategy After World War II
U.S. Containment Strategy After World War II
50 min
242
Women and the Civil War
Women and the Civil War
54 min
243
Playwright August Wilson and "Fences"
Playwright August Wilson and "Fences"
72 min
244
National Intelligence Under President Kennedy
National Intelligence Under President Kennedy
65 min
245
Lead-Up to the Battle of Gettysburg
Lead-Up to the Battle of Gettysburg
48 min
246
World War II Leadership
World War II Leadership
104 min
247
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
56 min
248
History of State of the Union Addresses
History of State of the Union Addresses
68 min
249
First Ladies' Memoirs
First Ladies' Memoirs
70 min
250
Colonial Myths and Monuments
Colonial Myths and Monuments
59 min