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 War Lessons Learned
Triton College professor Edward White teaches a class on lessons learned from the Vietnam War.
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01:02:46 |
Sat 30 Mar 2019
1970s Culture & Economics
University of Massachusetts Boston professor Vincent Cannato teaches a class about the culture and economics of the 1970s.
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01:15:54 |
Sat 16 Mar 2019
Early 1800s Abolition & Pro-Slavery Movements
University of Alabama professor Joshua Rothman teaches a class on abolition and pro-slavery movements in the early 1800s.
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00:53:32 |
Sat 09 Mar 2019
1968 Election & Richard Nixon's First Term
University of Chicago professor Jane Dailey teaches a class about the 1968 presidential election, protests over the Vietnam War and issues during Richard Nixon's first term.
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00:53:53 |
Sat 02 Mar 2019
U.S. & Soviet Relations Under President Reagan
George Washington University adjunct professor Chris Tudda teaches a class about foreign relations between the United States and the Soviet Union during President Reagan's administration.
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01:18:09 |
Sat 23 Feb 2019
Johnson & Nixon Supreme Court Nominations
Brooklyn College professor KC Johnson teaches a class on Presidents Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon's Supreme Court nominations.
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01:17:15 |
Sat 16 Feb 2019
19th-Century Politics & Society
Vassar College professor Rebecca Edwards teaches a class about the differences between 19th-century political parties and their views on gender roles, racial equality and family dynamics.
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01:18:03 |
Sat 09 Feb 2019
History of State of the Union Addresses
Stonehill College professor Peter Ubertaccio teaches a class on the history of State of the Union addresses.
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01:09:43 |
Sun 03 Feb 2019
Artist James Hope & the 1862 Battle of Antietam
Shepherd University Professor James Broomall teaches a class on the life and art of James Hope, an artist who both witnessed and painted scenes from the Battle of Antietam.
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01:08:40 |
Sat 02 Feb 2019
Sit-ins and the Civil Rights Movement
University of Massachusetts Amherst professor Traci Parker talks about the lunch counter sit-ins that took place in the early 1960s as part of the civil rights movement.
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01:13:39 |
Sat 19 Jan 2019
The American Revolution, 1775-76
Kutztown University professor Michael Gabriel teaches a class about military engagements during the American Revolution from April 1775 to July 1776.
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01:07:10 |
Sat 12 Jan 2019
Women During World War II
Texas Woman's University professor Katherine Landdeck teaches a class about the ways American women contributed to the war effort during World War II.
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01:23:04 |
Sat 05 Jan 2019
Abraham Lincoln & the 1860 Election
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, professor Michael Green teaches a class on Abraham Lincoln and the 1860 presidential election.
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01:15:04 |
Sat 29 Dec 2018
Dwight Eisenhower and 1950s Political Advertising
Purdue University professor Kathryn Brownell teaches a class about political advertising in the 1950s, highlighting Dwight Eisenhower's presidential campaigns.
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01:14:08 |
Sat 15 Dec 2018
Experience of Being Arrested in U.S. History
Kent State University professor Elaine Frantz teaches a class about the experience of being arrested from the 1850s to the present day.
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01:31:27 |
Sat 01 Dec 2018
Post-Vietnam War Refugees
University of Michigan professor Melissa Borja teaches a class about Southeast Asian migration to the United States and post-Vietnam War refugees.
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01:11:48 |
Sat 25 Aug 2018
African American Women and the Civil Rights Movement
University of Delaware professor Tiffany Gill teaches a class about the role of African American women in the Civil Rights Movement.
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01:02:27 |
Fri 24 Aug 2018
Environmental Movement & Litigation
Rutgers University professor Jefferson Decker teaches a class on the history of the environmental movement and laws and litigation regarding natural resources.
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01:07:36 |
Sat 18 Aug 2018
Public Lands & the Law in the Early Republic
Duke University professor Laura Edwards teaches a class on public lands and the law in the early American Republic.
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01:16:57 |
Sat 16 Jun 2018
Nuclear Weapons Testing & the Environment
Colorado College professor Amy Kohout teaches a class on nuclear weapons testing in the continental U.S. in the 1950s and '60s and how it impacted the environment.
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00:58:24 |
Sat 21 Apr 2018
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