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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Women in the Late-19th Century
Women in the Late-19th Century
66 min
252
U.S. Refugee Policy Since World War II
U.S. Refugee Policy Since World War II
58 min
253
Culture of the Antebellum Congress
Culture of the Antebellum Congress
61 min
254
Asian Immigration and Angel Island
Asian Immigration and Angel Island
87 min
255
Constitutional Convention of 1787
Constitutional Convention of 1787
53 min
256
Female Slaves and the Law
Female Slaves and the Law
81 min
257
Alcohol Use in the Early American Republic
Alcohol Use in the Early American Republic
49 min
258
Polio Epidemic in the United States
Polio Epidemic in the United States
66 min
259
Culture and Society in the 1920s
Culture and Society in the 1920s
75 min
260
Cultural Conservatism and the Religious Right
Cultural Conservatism and the Religious Right
106 min
261
Socialism in Early 20th Century America
Socialism in Early 20th Century America
71 min
262
1950s Civil Rights Movement
1950s Civil Rights Movement
114 min
263
Vietnam Anti-War Movement
Vietnam Anti-War Movement
68 min
264
The Slave Trade
The Slave Trade
72 min
265
Ronald Reagan and the End of the Cold War
Ronald Reagan and the End of the Cold War
67 min
266
U.S. Military in the 1890s
U.S. Military in the 1890s
61 min
267
1980s Fitness Industry and Culture
1980s Fitness Industry and Culture
55 min
268
The Spanish-American War
The Spanish-American War
70 min
269
Nixon, Ford & the Constitution
Nixon, Ford & the Constitution
75 min
270
Free Speech Laws and Court Cases
Free Speech Laws and Court Cases
64 min
271
Early Cold War U.S. Politics and Economics
65 min
272
Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
71 min
273
1890s Growing American Internationalism
72 min
274
History of Abortion Legislation
History of Abortion Legislation
85 min
275
Principles of the U.S. Constitution
Principles of the U.S. Constitution
65 min