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
Vietnam, Walter Cronkite, and Public Opinion
American University’s W. Joseph Campbell teaches a class on CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite’s pessimistic assessment of the Vietnam War in February 1968 and looks at whether the impact of those comme…
01:03:38 |
Sun 11 Apr 2021
Notable Speakers of the House
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville professor Kenneth Moffett teaches a class about notable Speakers of the House, from Henry Clay and Joseph Cannon to Newt Gingrich and Nancy Pelosi.
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00:52:36 |
Sun 04 Apr 2021
Coroners in the 19th Century South
Professor Stephen Berry talked about coroners in the 19th century South. He discussed the role of a coroner as an agent of the state and talked about the records created from coroner inquests. He arg…
01:14:35 |
Sun 28 Mar 2021
Women Journalists at the Turn of the 20th Century
Iowa State University professor Tracy Lucht talked about women journalists in the late-19th and early 20th centuries. She described the careers of some pioneers, such as Nellie Bly and Dorothy Dix, a…
01:06:01 |
Sun 21 Mar 2021
U.S. Containment Strategy After World War II
Professor Hitchcock lectured about the U.S. foreign policy strategy of containment between 1946-1950. After World War II, President Harry Truman initiated policies to prevent the spread of communism …
00:51:16 |
Sun 14 Mar 2021
Women and the Civil War
Professor Caroline Janney lectured to her class on women in America from 1600-1870 on the role of women in the Civil War. During her illustrated lecture Professor Janney argued that women provided in…
00:57:42 |
Sun 07 Mar 2021
Playwright August Wilson and "Fences"
Tulane University professor John “Ray” Proctor taught a class about playwright August Wilson, his contribution to African American theatre and his Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Fences.
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01:15:17 |
Sun 28 Feb 2021
National Intelligence Under President Kennedy
Catholic University professor and former CIA historian Nicholas Dujmovic teaches a class about national intelligence during President Kennedy’s administration. He talks about the Bay of Pigs, the Cub…
01:08:19 |
Sun 21 Feb 2021
Lead-Up to the Battle of Gettysburg
U.S. Army War College professor Douglas Douds gives a lecture about the causes and military objectives of the Civil War prior to a day-long staff ride at Gettysburg for the college’s resident class.
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00:51:38 |
Sun 14 Feb 2021
World War II Leadership
Victor Hanson, a professor emeritus of Classics at California State University, Fresno, lectured to a history class on masters and commanders during World War II. In this fall seminar in classical an…
01:47:44 |
Sun 07 Feb 2021
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Professor Clayborne Carson talked about Martin Luther King Jr.'s early life, why he decided to become a minister, and how that contributed to his work in the Civil Rights movement. This class took pl…
00:59:26 |
Sun 31 Jan 2021
History of State of the Union Addresses
Stonehill College professor Peter Ubertaccio taught a class on the history of State of the Union addresses. He described George Washington’s first address -- delivered in person -- but explained that…
01:12:04 |
Sun 24 Jan 2021
First Ladies' Memoirs
Washington University in St. Louis professor Peter Kastor leads a discussion comparing several first ladies' memoirs from Sarah Polk to Michelle Obama.
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01:14:06 |
Sun 17 Jan 2021
Colonial Myths and Monuments
University of Delaware professor Zara Anishanslin teaches a class about how Colonial history is remembered through historic sites and monuments, and sometimes contested.
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01:03:09 |
Sun 10 Jan 2021
1783 Treaty of Paris
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor Kathleen DuVal teaches a class about the end of the American Revolution and the 1783 Treaty of Paris.
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00:35:06 |
Sun 03 Jan 2021
First and Second Amendment Court Cases
University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee visiting professor John Prevas teaches a class at IMG Academy about the First and Second amendments to the U.S. Constitution, using court cases to demonst…
00:57:43 |
Sun 27 Dec 2020
Post-Civil Rights Era Music
Flagler College professor Michael Butler teaches a class about music in the post-Civil Rights era, highlighting artists such as James Brown, Marvin Gaye and George Clinton.
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01:11:27 |
Sun 20 Dec 2020
Antebellum Social Reformer Lucretia Mott
University of Texas at Arlington professor Stephanie Cole teaches a class on the life and work of antebellum social reformer Lucretia Mott.
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00:59:23 |
Sun 13 Dec 2020
20th-Century Roadside Attractions
University of Mary Washington professor Christine Henry talks about the history of roadside attractions and her own experience travelling to a freshwater pond in Ohio called the Blue Hole.
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00:25:30 |
Sun 06 Dec 2020
James Buchanan & William Rufus King Relationship
Eastern Connecticut State Univ. professor Thomas Balcerski teaches a class on the relationship between two prominent 19th century politicians: James Buchanan, elected president in 1856, and William R…
01:05:58 |
Sun 29 Nov 2020
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