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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301
Vietnam Anti-War Movement
Vietnam Anti-War Movement
68 min
302
The Slave Trade
The Slave Trade
72 min
303
Ronald Reagan and the End of the Cold War
Ronald Reagan and the End of the Cold War
67 min
304
U.S. Military in the 1890s
U.S. Military in the 1890s
61 min
305
1980s Fitness Industry and Culture
1980s Fitness Industry and Culture
55 min
306
The Spanish-American War
The Spanish-American War
70 min
307
Nixon, Ford & the Constitution
Nixon, Ford & the Constitution
75 min
308
Free Speech Laws and Court Cases
Free Speech Laws and Court Cases
64 min
309
Early Cold War U.S. Politics and Economics
65 min
310
Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
71 min
311
1890s Growing American Internationalism
72 min
312
History of Abortion Legislation
History of Abortion Legislation
85 min
313
Principles of the U.S. Constitution
Principles of the U.S. Constitution
65 min
314
African Americans, Emancipation, and Defining F...
African Americans, Emancipation, and Defining Freedom
54 min
315
1918 Influenza Pandemic and Public Information
1918 Influenza Pandemic and Public Information
74 min
316
White House Myths
White House Myths
96 min
317
Economic Policies of the Confederacy
Economic Policies of the Confederacy
39 min
318
Presidencies of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush
Presidencies of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush
102 min
319
The Civil War in the West
The Civil War in the West
47 min
320
Expanding Rights in the 1960s and 1970s
Expanding Rights in the 1960s and 1970s
48 min
321
Rural America after the Civil War
Rural America after the Civil War
80 min
322
Power in Antebellum Slave Societies
Power in Antebellum Slave Societies
58 min
323
Civil War Weaponry
Civil War Weaponry
54 min
324
Neutrality and World War I America
Neutrality and World War I America
64 min
325
Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuban Missile Crisis
55 min