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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Philosophy of W.E.B. Du Bois
Philosophy of W.E.B. Du Bois
64 min
202
20th Century UFO Conspiracies
74 min
203
Women in the Early Republic
63 min
204
Guerilla Warfare in the Civil War
75 min
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Early Atlantic Exploration
66 min
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The Promise of Suburbia
77 min
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Donald Rumsfeld on the War on Terror
123 min
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Age & the American Revolution
76 min
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Mary Church Terrell & the Black "Mammy" Statue
60 min
210
Native American & English Trade in Colonial Vir...
64 min
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1970s American Car Culture & Film
1970s American Car Culture & Film
73 min
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1920s American South
1920s American South
73 min
213
1864 Presidential Election
1864 Presidential Election
78 min
214
John F. Kennedy's Foreign Policy
John F. Kennedy's Foreign Policy
49 min
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Vietnam, Walter Cronkite, and Public Opinion
Vietnam, Walter Cronkite, and Public Opinion
60 min
216
Notable Speakers of the House
Notable Speakers of the House
49 min
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Coroners in the 19th Century South
Coroners in the 19th Century South
71 min
218
Women Journalists at the Turn of the 20th Century
Women Journalists at the Turn of the 20th Century
62 min
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U.S. Containment Strategy After World War II
U.S. Containment Strategy After World War II
50 min
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Women and the Civil War
Women and the Civil War
54 min
221
Playwright August Wilson and "Fences"
Playwright August Wilson and "Fences"
72 min
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National Intelligence Under President Kennedy
National Intelligence Under President Kennedy
65 min
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Lead-Up to the Battle of Gettysburg
Lead-Up to the Battle of Gettysburg
48 min
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World War II Leadership
World War II Leadership
104 min
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
56 min