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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251
Culture and Society in the 1920s
Culture and Society in the 1920s
75 min
252
Cultural Conservatism and the Religious Right
Cultural Conservatism and the Religious Right
106 min
253
Socialism in Early 20th Century America
Socialism in Early 20th Century America
71 min
254
1950s Civil Rights Movement
1950s Civil Rights Movement
114 min
255
Vietnam Anti-War Movement
Vietnam Anti-War Movement
68 min
256
The Slave Trade
The Slave Trade
72 min
257
Ronald Reagan and the End of the Cold War
Ronald Reagan and the End of the Cold War
67 min
258
U.S. Military in the 1890s
U.S. Military in the 1890s
61 min
259
1980s Fitness Industry and Culture
1980s Fitness Industry and Culture
55 min
260
The Spanish-American War
The Spanish-American War
70 min
261
Nixon, Ford & the Constitution
Nixon, Ford & the Constitution
75 min
262
Free Speech Laws and Court Cases
Free Speech Laws and Court Cases
64 min
263
Early Cold War U.S. Politics and Economics
65 min
264
Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
71 min
265
1890s Growing American Internationalism
72 min
266
History of Abortion Legislation
History of Abortion Legislation
85 min
267
Principles of the U.S. Constitution
Principles of the U.S. Constitution
65 min
268
African Americans, Emancipation, and Defining F...
African Americans, Emancipation, and Defining Freedom
54 min
269
1918 Influenza Pandemic and Public Information
1918 Influenza Pandemic and Public Information
74 min
270
White House Myths
White House Myths
96 min
271
Economic Policies of the Confederacy
Economic Policies of the Confederacy
39 min
272
Presidencies of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush
Presidencies of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush
102 min
273
The Civil War in the West
The Civil War in the West
47 min
274
Expanding Rights in the 1960s and 1970s
Expanding Rights in the 1960s and 1970s
48 min
275
Rural America after the Civil War
Rural America after the Civil War
80 min