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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Politics and Culture in Early America
58 min
202
Civil War as a Constitutional Crisis
73 min
203
Enlightenment Era in America
50 min
204
African American Women in Arts & Literature
40 min
205
1980s Fitness Industry & Culture
55 min
206
Food During the Great Depression
50 min
207
Civil War Naval Warfare
51 min
208
Conversation with Rep. James Clyburn D-SC
38 min
209
Baseball During the Depression
57 min
210
Pilgrims and History Textbooks
68 min
211
Anti-Semitism Between WWI & WWII
62 min
212
Trailer: Presidential Recordings: Season 1 Pres...
2 min
213
Designing African American Monuments
Designing African American Monuments
60 min
214
Irish Catholics and Tammany Hall
Irish Catholics and Tammany Hall
74 min
215
Presidential Speeches
Presidential Speeches
68 min
216
American Military in the Revolutionary War
American Military in the Revolutionary War
70 min
217
The Reconstruction Era
The Reconstruction Era
54 min
218
Women's Suffrage Movement
Women's Suffrage Movement
41 min
219
Edward Ball, Slaves in the Family and Life of a...
Edward Ball, Slaves in the Family and Life of a Klansman
103 min
220
1863 New York City Draft Riots
1863 New York City Draft Riots
35 min
221
African American History and Museums
African American History and Museums
52 min
222
Remembering Victims of September 11, 2001
Remembering Victims of September 11, 2001
68 min
223
Conspiracy Culture in American History
82 min
224
U.S. Refugee Policy Since World War II
U.S. Refugee Policy Since World War II
59 min
225
Post-World War II U.S. Auto Industry
Post-World War II U.S. Auto Industry
51 min