Lectures in History
C-SPAN
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.
Episodes
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Apr 13, 2019 • 1h 15min
Legal History of Abortion in the U.S.
Tulane University professor Karissa Haugeberg teaches a class about the legal history of abortion in the United States from the 1840s through 2016. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 30, 2019 • 1h 3min
Vietnam War Lessons Learned
Triton College professor Edward White teaches a class on lessons learned from the Vietnam War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 16, 2019 • 1h 16min
1970s Culture & Economics
University of Massachusetts Boston professor Vincent Cannato teaches a class about the culture and economics of the 1970s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 9, 2019 • 54min
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 2, 2019 • 54min
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 23, 2019 • 1h 18min
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 16, 2019 • 1h 17min
Johnson & Nixon Supreme Court Nominations
Brooklyn College professor KC Johnson teaches a class on Presidents Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon's Supreme Court nominations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 9, 2019 • 1h 18min
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 3, 2019 • 1h 10min
History of State of the Union Addresses
Stonehill College professor Peter Ubertaccio teaches a class on the history of State of the Union addresses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 2, 2019 • 1h 9min
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
