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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351
History of State of the Union Addresses
History of State of the Union Addresses
68 min
352
Artist James Hope & the 1862 Battle of Antietam
Artist James Hope & the 1862 Battle of Antietam
67 min
353
Sit-ins and the Civil Rights Movement
Sit-ins and the Civil Rights Movement
72 min
354
The American Revolution, 1775-76
The American Revolution, 1775-76
65 min
355
Women During World War II
Women During World War II
81 min
356
Abraham Lincoln & the 1860 Election
Abraham Lincoln & the 1860 Election
73 min
357
Dwight Eisenhower and 1950s Political Advertising
Dwight Eisenhower and 1950s Political Advertising
72 min
358
Experience of Being Arrested in U.S. History
Experience of Being Arrested in U.S. History
90 min
359
Post-Vietnam War Refugees
Post-Vietnam War Refugees
70 min
360
African American Women and the Civil Rights Mov...
African American Women and the Civil Rights Movement
61 min
361
Environmental Movement & Litigation
Environmental Movement & Litigation
66 min
362
Public Lands & the Law in the Early Republic
Public Lands & the Law in the Early Republic
75 min
363
Nuclear Weapons Testing & the Environment
Nuclear Weapons Testing & the Environment
57 min
364
Colonial America Before the Revolution
Colonial America Before the Revolution
66 min
365
Federal Surveillance & Civil Rights
Federal Surveillance & Civil Rights
47 min
366
California Native Americans and Early 1800s Cap...
California Native Americans and Early 1800s Capitalism
75 min
367
1950s & 60s Counterculture
1950s & 60s Counterculture
56 min
368
Native American History
Native American History
76 min
369
Henry Wirz and Andersonville Prison
Henry Wirz and Andersonville Prison
58 min
370
Incarceration in the Late 20th Century
Incarceration in the Late 20th Century
71 min
371
Drug Addiction in 19th Century America
Drug Addiction in 19th Century America
47 min
372
Civil Rights Cold Cases
Civil Rights Cold Cases
101 min
373
Feminism and 1960-1970s Popular Music
Feminism and 1960-1970s Popular Music
72 min