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.

News
Politics
History
301
Early Cold War U.S. Politics and Economics
65 min
302
Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
71 min
303
1890s Growing American Internationalism
72 min
304
History of Abortion Legislation
History of Abortion Legislation
85 min
305
Principles of the U.S. Constitution
Principles of the U.S. Constitution
65 min
306
African Americans, Emancipation, and Defining F...
African Americans, Emancipation, and Defining Freedom
54 min
307
1918 Influenza Pandemic and Public Information
1918 Influenza Pandemic and Public Information
74 min
308
White House Myths
White House Myths
96 min
309
Economic Policies of the Confederacy
Economic Policies of the Confederacy
39 min
310
Presidencies of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush
Presidencies of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush
102 min
311
The Civil War in the West
The Civil War in the West
47 min
312
Expanding Rights in the 1960s and 1970s
Expanding Rights in the 1960s and 1970s
48 min
313
Rural America after the Civil War
Rural America after the Civil War
80 min
314
Power in Antebellum Slave Societies
Power in Antebellum Slave Societies
58 min
315
Civil War Weaponry
Civil War Weaponry
54 min
316
Neutrality and World War I America
Neutrality and World War I America
64 min
317
Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuban Missile Crisis
55 min
318
1960s African American Voter Registration
1960s African American Voter Registration
48 min
319
Lyndon Johnson & Escalation in Vietnam
Lyndon Johnson & Escalation in Vietnam
39 min
320
Preamble of the Declaration of Independence
Preamble of the Declaration of Independence
85 min
321
Women & Farm Work in the 20th Century
Women & Farm Work in the 20th Century
76 min
322
Slaves Suing for Their Freedom
Slaves Suing for Their Freedom
75 min
323
Public Opinion, Radio & Entry into World War II
Public Opinion, Radio & Entry into World War II
60 min
324
U.S. Expansion & Hawaii
U.S. Expansion & Hawaii
49 min
325
Colonial Diplomacy & the Iroquois Confederacy
Colonial Diplomacy & the Iroquois Confederacy
54 min