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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326
American Military in the Revolutionary War
American Military in the Revolutionary War
70 min
327
Yellow Journalism & the Spanish-American War
Yellow Journalism & the Spanish-American War
53 min
328
Late-20th Century Transformation of Work
Late-20th Century Transformation of Work
53 min
329
Legal History of Abortion in the U.S.
Legal History of Abortion in the U.S.
73 min
330
Vietnam War Lessons Learned
Vietnam War Lessons Learned
61 min
331
1970s Culture & Economics
1970s Culture & Economics
74 min
332
Early 1800s Abolition & Pro-Slavery Movements
Early 1800s Abolition & Pro-Slavery Movements
52 min
333
1968 Election & Richard Nixon's First Term
1968 Election & Richard Nixon's First Term
52 min
334
U.S. & Soviet Relations Under President Reagan
U.S. & Soviet Relations Under President Reagan
76 min
335
Johnson & Nixon Supreme Court Nominations
Johnson & Nixon Supreme Court Nominations
76 min
336
19th-Century Politics & Society
19th-Century Politics & Society
76 min
337
History of State of the Union Addresses
History of State of the Union Addresses
68 min
338
Artist James Hope & the 1862 Battle of Antietam
Artist James Hope & the 1862 Battle of Antietam
67 min
339
Sit-ins and the Civil Rights Movement
Sit-ins and the Civil Rights Movement
72 min
340
The American Revolution, 1775-76
The American Revolution, 1775-76
65 min
341
Women During World War II
Women During World War II
81 min
342
Abraham Lincoln & the 1860 Election
Abraham Lincoln & the 1860 Election
73 min
343
Dwight Eisenhower and 1950s Political Advertising
Dwight Eisenhower and 1950s Political Advertising
72 min
344
Experience of Being Arrested in U.S. History
Experience of Being Arrested in U.S. History
90 min
345
Post-Vietnam War Refugees
Post-Vietnam War Refugees
70 min
346
African American Women and the Civil Rights Mov...
African American Women and the Civil Rights Movement
61 min
347
Environmental Movement & Litigation
Environmental Movement & Litigation
66 min
348
Public Lands & the Law in the Early Republic
Public Lands & the Law in the Early Republic
75 min
349
Nuclear Weapons Testing & the Environment
Nuclear Weapons Testing & the Environment
57 min
350
Colonial America Before the Revolution
Colonial America Before the Revolution
66 min