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
Late-20th Century Transformation of Work
Late-20th Century Transformation of Work
53 min
352
Legal History of Abortion in the U.S.
Legal History of Abortion in the U.S.
73 min
353
Vietnam War Lessons Learned
Vietnam War Lessons Learned
61 min
354
1970s Culture & Economics
1970s Culture & Economics
74 min
355
Early 1800s Abolition & Pro-Slavery Movements
Early 1800s Abolition & Pro-Slavery Movements
52 min
356
1968 Election & Richard Nixon's First Term
1968 Election & Richard Nixon's First Term
52 min
357
U.S. & Soviet Relations Under President Reagan
U.S. & Soviet Relations Under President Reagan
76 min
358
Johnson & Nixon Supreme Court Nominations
Johnson & Nixon Supreme Court Nominations
76 min
359
19th-Century Politics & Society
19th-Century Politics & Society
76 min
360
History of State of the Union Addresses
History of State of the Union Addresses
68 min
361
Artist James Hope & the 1862 Battle of Antietam
Artist James Hope & the 1862 Battle of Antietam
67 min
362
Sit-ins and the Civil Rights Movement
Sit-ins and the Civil Rights Movement
72 min
363
The American Revolution, 1775-76
The American Revolution, 1775-76
65 min
364
Women During World War II
Women During World War II
81 min
365
Abraham Lincoln & the 1860 Election
Abraham Lincoln & the 1860 Election
73 min
366
Dwight Eisenhower and 1950s Political Advertising
Dwight Eisenhower and 1950s Political Advertising
72 min
367
Experience of Being Arrested in U.S. History
Experience of Being Arrested in U.S. History
90 min
368
Post-Vietnam War Refugees
Post-Vietnam War Refugees
70 min
369
African American Women and the Civil Rights Mov...
African American Women and the Civil Rights Movement
61 min
370
Environmental Movement & Litigation
Environmental Movement & Litigation
66 min
371
Public Lands & the Law in the Early Republic
Public Lands & the Law in the Early Republic
75 min
372
Nuclear Weapons Testing & the Environment
Nuclear Weapons Testing & the Environment
57 min
373
Colonial America Before the Revolution
Colonial America Before the Revolution
66 min
374
Federal Surveillance & Civil Rights
Federal Surveillance & Civil Rights
47 min
375
California Native Americans and Early 1800s Cap...
California Native Americans and Early 1800s Capitalism
75 min