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
FEED DROP: Booknotes+ - Lindsay Chervinsky, "The Cabinet"
Lindsay Chervinsky is a presidential historian who has written what she says is the first book on the presidential cabinet. It's called "The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American…
01:03:05 |
Sun 12 Nov 2023
Abraham Lincoln & Emancipation
Virginia Tech University professor Paul Quigley discussed President Abraham Lincoln's shifting policies on emancipation during the Civil War. Virginia Tech University is located in Blacksburg, Virgin…
01:15:20 |
Sun 05 Nov 2023
Furniture Making in Sumter, S.C.
The woodworking industry in early 20th century South Carolina is the subject of a class co-taught by University of South Carolina professor Jessica Elfenbein and former museum executive director Lynn…
01:04:17 |
Sun 29 Oct 2023
The Church in Colonial California
Santa Clara University professor Meg Eppel Gudgeirsson discusses the spread of Catholicism and role of missions in 18th and early 19th century Spanish California.
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00:59:50 |
Sun 22 Oct 2023
Colonial Tensions Before The Revolution
Ithaca College professor Michael Trotti discussed the escalating tensions between colonists and the British government before the American Revolution. Ithaca College is located in New York.
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01:02:23 |
Sun 15 Oct 2023
Obama's 2004 DNC Keynote Address
Barack Obama's keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention was the topic of a class taught by University of Kansas political communication professor Robert Rowland. The University of K…
01:06:07 |
Sun 08 Oct 2023
C.S. Lewis & Natural Law
Calvin University Professor Micah Watson discussed C.S. Lewis's views on law, politics and government and how they connected to the author's Christian beliefs. This lecture took place at the Acton In…
01:22:12 |
Sun 01 Oct 2023
BONUS EPISODE: Q&A with AHTV's & BookTV's John McArdle
An episode with C-SPAN coordinating producer for BookTV and American History TV, John McArdle. Mr. McArdle is responsible for selecting the lectures that are produced, the logistics behind bringing t…
00:18:48 |
Fri 29 Sep 2023
The Great Society & the Welfare State
George Washington University lecturer Bell Julian Clement discussed American poverty policy and how the Johnson Administration's Great Society program sought to provide economic security to the poore…
01:39:04 |
Sun 24 Sep 2023
The Oregon Country
University of Washington lecturer Ross Coen discussed the development of the Oregon Country and how the United States and Britain divided the Northwest Coast. The University of Washington is located …
01:02:53 |
Sun 17 Sep 2023
Worth Bagley & Civil War Reconciliation
N.C. State professor Chris Laws taught a class about North Carolina native Worth Bagley, who was the first U.S. soldier to die during the Spanish-American War in 1898. Bagley was celebrated as a nati…
01:18:06 |
Sun 10 Sep 2023
Ludlow Coal Miners' Strike and Massacre
Professor Fawn-Amber Montoya talked about the Ludlow coal miners' strike and massacre that took place in the early 20th century in Colorado. She follows the story of a few mining families, many of wh…
00:56:56 |
Sun 03 Sep 2023
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…
01:15:13 |
Sun 27 Aug 2023
U.S. Refugee Policy Since World War II
Professor Maria Cristina Garcia talks about the United States' refugee policy since World War II. She speaks about qualifications to be a refugee and how those have changed as well as legislation gov…
01:04:00 |
Sun 20 Aug 2023
Q&A: Ilyon Woo on the Self-Emancipation of William and Ellen Craft in 1848
In this episode, you'll meet Ilyon Woo, author of a new bestseller-- "Master Slave, Husband Wife." She recounts the harrowing journey of self-emancipation made by two enslaved Georgians--William and …
01:01:56 |
Sun 13 Aug 2023
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Brigham Young University Professor Jay Buckley taught a class about Lewis and Clark’s expedition across the American West after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Also known as the Corps of Discovery Ex…
00:56:18 |
Sun 06 Aug 2023
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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01:16:04 |
Sun 30 Jul 2023
BONUS EPISODE: The Atomic Bomb
In this speech from 1945, Robert Oppenheimer speaks about the development and use of the atomic bomb. He also talks about atomic weapons as “evil things” and the ethical application of science and sc…
00:24:12 |
Wed 26 Jul 2023
1970s American Car Culture and Film
University of Dayton Professors John Heitmann and Todd Uhlman taught a class about 1970s American car culture and films of the era. Using examples like Easy Rider, American Graffiti, and Badlands, th…
01:16:59 |
Sun 23 Jul 2023
White House Myths
White House Historical Association historian and American University lecturer Matthew Costello taught a class on White House myths. He talked about the realities and legends behind often repeated sto…
01:40:53 |
Sun 16 Jul 2023
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