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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Conversation with Rep. James Clyburn D-SC
38 min
202
Baseball During the Depression
57 min
203
Pilgrims and History Textbooks
68 min
204
Anti-Semitism Between WWI & WWII
62 min
205
Trailer: Presidential Recordings: Season 1 Pres...
2 min
206
Designing African American Monuments
Designing African American Monuments
60 min
207
Irish Catholics and Tammany Hall
Irish Catholics and Tammany Hall
74 min
208
Presidential Speeches
Presidential Speeches
68 min
209
American Military in the Revolutionary War
American Military in the Revolutionary War
70 min
210
The Reconstruction Era
The Reconstruction Era
54 min
211
Women's Suffrage Movement
Women's Suffrage Movement
41 min
212
Edward Ball, Slaves in the Family and Life of a...
Edward Ball, Slaves in the Family and Life of a Klansman
103 min
213
1863 New York City Draft Riots
1863 New York City Draft Riots
35 min
214
African American History and Museums
African American History and Museums
52 min
215
Remembering Victims of September 11, 2001
Remembering Victims of September 11, 2001
68 min
216
Conspiracy Culture in American History
82 min
217
U.S. Refugee Policy Since World War II
U.S. Refugee Policy Since World War II
59 min
218
Post-World War II U.S. Auto Industry
Post-World War II U.S. Auto Industry
51 min
219
Women Journalists at the Turn of the 20th Century
63 min
220
Colonial Myths and Monuments
Colonial Myths and Monuments
60 min
221
Salem Witch Trials and the Great Awakening
Salem Witch Trials and the Great Awakening
74 min
222
Korean War and Civil-Military Relations
Korean War and Civil-Military Relations
56 min
223
Philosophy of W.E.B. Du Bois
Philosophy of W.E.B. Du Bois
64 min
224
20th Century UFO Conspiracies
74 min
225
Women in the Early Republic
63 min