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.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 67 minutes
- Episodes
- 370
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
African American Women in Arts & Literature
St. Joseph’s University professor Katherine Sibley teaches a class about African American women who were writers and artists during the early Civil Rights era.
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00:43:48 |
Sat 08 Jan 2022
1980s Fitness Industry & Culture
Professor Natalia Mehlman Petrzela of the New School taught a class about the 1980s fitness industry and culture in the United States. She talked about new business models for group classes like Jazz…
00:59:13 |
Sun 02 Jan 2022
Food During the Great Depression
Iowa State University Professor Pamela Riney-Kehrberg taught a class on food during the Great Depression. She described the ways families tried to stretch their money and food supply, often by garden…
00:53:55 |
Sun 26 Dec 2021
Civil War Naval Warfare
Southern Utah University professor Laura June Davis teaches a class about Civil War naval warfare. She highlights instances of guerrilla attacks on U.S waterways and describes pro-Confederate sympath…
00:54:49 |
Sun 19 Dec 2021
Conversation with Rep. James Clyburn D-SC
Former Charleston, South Carolina Mayor Joseph Riley and professor Kerry Taylor co-taught a course at The Citadel military college looking at why a new African American history museum is being built …
00:40:56 |
Sun 12 Dec 2021
Baseball During the Depression
Pepperdine University professor Loretta Hunnicutt taught a class about baseball during the Great Depression. She looked at the role of baseball in American culture and the origins of sports journalis…
01:00:44 |
Sun 05 Dec 2021
Pilgrims and History Textbooks
Abram Van Engen of Washington University in St. Louis taught a class about how the Pilgrims became part of the United States' founding story in 19th-century history textbooks. He described why early …
01:11:20 |
Sun 28 Nov 2021
Anti-Semitism Between WWI & WWII
American University professor Pamela Nadell taught a class about the rise in anti-Semitism in America between World War I and II. She described the 1915 lynching of Jewish man Leo Frank in Georgia, h…
01:05:43 |
Sun 21 Nov 2021
Trailer: Presidential Recordings: Season 1 President Lyndon Johnson
In the ten episodes of Season 1 hear secretly recorded conversations President Lyndon Johnson made on topics including the Warren Commission, the Vietnam War, the March on Selma, and more.
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00:02:08 |
Mon 15 Nov 2021
Designing African American Monuments
Former Charleston, South Carolina Mayor Joseph Riley, and professor Kerry Taylor co-teach a course at The Citadel military college looking at why a new African American history museum is being built …
01:03:51 |
Sun 14 Nov 2021
Irish Catholics and Tammany Hall
Christendom College professor Christopher Shannon teaches a class about Irish Catholics and 19th century New York City politics, including the Tammany Hall organization.
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01:17:34 |
Sun 07 Nov 2021
Presidential Speeches
Claremont McKenna professor John Pitney teaches a class about presidential speeches and public opinion, focusing on the 1970s through the 1990s. He examines how presidential communication shifted fro…
01:11:52 |
Sun 31 Oct 2021
American Military in the Revolutionary War
Baylor University Professor Julie Anne Sweet taught a class on the American military during the Revolutionary War, including a look at the equipment and capabilities of both the Continental Army and …
01:14:12 |
Sun 24 Oct 2021
The Reconstruction Era
Former Charleston, South Carolina Mayor Joseph Riley and professor Kerry Taylor co-teach a course at The Citadel military college looking at why a new African American history museum is being built i…
00:57:26 |
Sun 17 Oct 2021
Women's Suffrage Movement
Wentworth Institute of Technology professor Allison Lange teaches a class about the Women’s Suffrage Movement.
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00:45:11 |
Sun 10 Oct 2021
Edward Ball, Slaves in the Family and Life of a Klansman
Former Charleston, South Carolina Mayor Joseph Riley and professor Kerry Taylor co-teach a course at The Citadel military college looking at why a new African American history museum is being built i…
01:46:46 |
Sun 03 Oct 2021
1863 New York City Draft Riots
City University of New York professor emeritus Joshua Brown teaches a class on the 1863 New York City Draft Riots and Civil War newspapers. He describes how citizens across the country saw drawings a…
00:37:53 |
Sun 26 Sep 2021
African American History and Museums
The International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina is slated to open its doors in the summer of 2022. We sat in on a course at the Citadel looking at how and why the museum came …
00:55:22 |
Sun 19 Sep 2021
Remembering Victims of September 11, 2001
Jonathan Marwil talked to students about perceptions and remembrances of the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The class discussion revolved around a photograph by Associated Press…
01:11:50 |
Sun 12 Sep 2021
Conspiracy Culture in American History
Indiana University Bloomington professor Stephen Andrews taught a class about conspiracy culture in American history. He described how conspiracy theories have changed over time, but often include th…
01:26:05 |
Sun 05 Sep 2021
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