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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276
Constitutional Convention of 1787
Constitutional Convention of 1787
53 min
277
Female Slaves and the Law
Female Slaves and the Law
81 min
278
Alcohol Use in the Early American Republic
Alcohol Use in the Early American Republic
49 min
279
Polio Epidemic in the United States
Polio Epidemic in the United States
66 min
280
Culture and Society in the 1920s
Culture and Society in the 1920s
75 min
281
Cultural Conservatism and the Religious Right
Cultural Conservatism and the Religious Right
106 min
282
Socialism in Early 20th Century America
Socialism in Early 20th Century America
71 min
283
1950s Civil Rights Movement
1950s Civil Rights Movement
114 min
284
Vietnam Anti-War Movement
Vietnam Anti-War Movement
68 min
285
The Slave Trade
The Slave Trade
72 min
286
Ronald Reagan and the End of the Cold War
Ronald Reagan and the End of the Cold War
67 min
287
U.S. Military in the 1890s
U.S. Military in the 1890s
61 min
288
1980s Fitness Industry and Culture
1980s Fitness Industry and Culture
55 min
289
The Spanish-American War
The Spanish-American War
70 min
290
Nixon, Ford & the Constitution
Nixon, Ford & the Constitution
75 min
291
Free Speech Laws and Court Cases
Free Speech Laws and Court Cases
64 min
292
Early Cold War U.S. Politics and Economics
65 min
293
Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
71 min
294
1890s Growing American Internationalism
72 min
295
History of Abortion Legislation
History of Abortion Legislation
85 min
296
Principles of the U.S. Constitution
Principles of the U.S. Constitution
65 min
297
African Americans, Emancipation, and Defining F...
African Americans, Emancipation, and Defining Freedom
54 min
298
1918 Influenza Pandemic and Public Information
1918 Influenza Pandemic and Public Information
74 min
299
White House Myths
White House Myths
96 min
300
Economic Policies of the Confederacy
Economic Policies of the Confederacy
39 min