http://www.c-span.org/XML/podcast/ahtv_lectures_feed.xml C-SPAN American History TV viewers join students in the classroom to hear lectures on campuses across the country, on topics ranging from the American Revolution to 9-11. American History TV viewers join students in the classroom to hear lectures on campuses across the country, on topics ranging from the American Revolution to 9-11. http://www.c-span.org/podcasts/ en-us Copyright 2012, National Cable Satellite Corporation News & Politics Wed, 22 February 2012 11:00:00 Est online@c-span.org 506779862 http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg http://www.c-span.org/podcasts/ C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/ahtv051813.mp3 Metropolitan State University professor Douglas Rossinow teaches a class on the Iran-Contra affair, which took place in the mid-1980s during the Reagan Administration. The Iran-Contra affair stems from Reagan administration officials funding the Contras - who were fighting against the Sandinista regime in Nicaragua - with money from the sale of arms to Iran. The arms were being sold to Iran in the hope of gaining the release of American hostages held in Lebanon - hence the reason the affair is sometimes called as the “arm-for-hostages” scandal. 01:50:03 AHTV, C-SPAN, Metropolitan State University, Douglas Rossinow, Iran-Contra, 1980s, Ronald Reagan, Oliver North, Sandanista, Nicaragua, Iran, arms, hostages, Lebanon, arms-for-hostages http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics Podcasts SAT, 18 MAY 2013 14:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/ahtv051113.mp3 In this program, Georgetown University professor Michael Kazin teaches a class on 1920's culture and society. He discusses Prohibition and the exploits of the gangster Al Capone, who eventually went to prison on tax evasion charges. Professor Kazin also talks about the motion picture industry and the new production codes that sought to tamp down on sexuality in films. In addition, he addresses the 1925 Scopes Trial, in which a high school teacher faced charges of unlawfully teaching evolution in a state-funded school. Georgetown University is in Washington, DC. 01:16:17 AHTV, C-SPAN, Georgetown University, Michael Kazin, 1920's culture and society, prohibition, gangster, Al Capone, tax evasion, motion pictures, sexuality, film, 1925 Scopes Trial, evolution http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics Podcasts SAT, 11 MAY 2013 14:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/ahtv042713_lectures.mp3 Florida State University Professor Andrew Frank discusses the Creek Indians and the First Seminole War, which took place in the early 19th century in the southeastern part of the U.S. and Spanish-controlled Florida. The war was fought in part to prevent slaves from fleeing into Florida. 00:51:09 AHTV, C-SPAN, Florida State University, Professor Andrew Frank, Creek Indians, First Seminole War, early 19th century, Florida, U.S., Spain, runaway slaves http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics Podcasts SAT, 27 APR 2013 14:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/ahtv042013_lectures.mp3 President Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on September 22nd, 1862. Professor George Forgie discusses the evolution of Lincoln’s thinking on slavery, and the political and legal factors Lincoln considered when issuing the Emancipation Proclamation. This class is from the University of Texas at Austin. 01:08:54 AHTV, C-SPAN, President Lincoln, Emancipation Proclamation, September 22nd 1862, Professor George Forgie, University of Texas at Austin http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics Podcasts SAT, 20 APR 2013 14:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/ahtv040613_lecture.mp3 John Dewey (1859-1952) was a leader in the Progressive Era reform movement in education, and his writings on education are still considered influential to this day. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga professor Wilfred McClay examines the life and writings of John Dewey, with a focus on Dewey’s work in education. 01:49:58 AHTV, C-SPAN, John Dewey (1859-1952), Progressive Era, reform movement, education, professor Wilfred McClay, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics Podcasts SAT, 06 APR 2013 14:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/ahtv033013_lectures.mp3 Professor Robert Johnston and his class examine the 1890s American Populist movement. The discussion centers on Charles Postel's book, "The Populist Vision," which follows the Populist movement from the rise of the Farmer's Alliance to its transformation into the People's Party. This class took place at the University of Illinois at Chicago. 01:58:19 AHTV, C-SPAN, Professor Robert Johnston, 1890s, American Populist movement, Charles Postel, "The Populist Vision", Farmer's Alliance, University of Illinois at Chicago http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics Podcasts SAT, 30 MAR 2013 14:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/ahtv032313_lectures.mp3 In 19th century America, east coast port cities such as Boston, New York and Baltimore matured and grew in population and industry. With the building of railroads and the creation of canals that linked up waterways, westward expansion took hold, establishing new cities like St. Louis and Chicago. Professor Alan Lessoff of Illinois State University looks at the growth of U.S. cities in the 19th century. 01:08:49 AHTV, C-SPAN, Professor Alan Lessoff, Illinois State University, Boston, New York, Baltimore, canals, industry, St. Louis, Chicago, westward expansion http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics Podcasts SAT, 23 MAR 2013 14:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/ahtv030913_lectures.mp3 Professor Robert Watson of Lynn University discusses the 1824 and 1828 elections, which resulted in victories for John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson - respectively the sixth and seventh Presidents of the United States. According to Professor Watson, these two elections were among the most important - and scandalous - in American history. 00:49:02 AHTV, C-SPAN, Professor Robert Watson, Lynn University, American politics in the 19th century, 1824 and 1828 elections, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics Podcasts SAT, 09 MAR 2013 14:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/ahtv030213_lectures.mp3 Professor Douglas Bradburn of Binghamton University in New York looks at the development of American politics in the 18th century. Professor Bradburn examines why Colonial America was unsuccessful in duplicating the British political system, and instead devised its own style of politics. 01:17:25 AHTV, C-SPAN, Professor Douglas Bradburn, Binghamton University, New York, American politics in the 18th century, Colonial America, British political system http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics Podcasts SAT, 02 MAR 2013 14:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/ahtv022313_lectures.mp3 Professor Howard Brick of the University of Michigan examines the Black Power Movement in the 1960s. While the Civil Rights Movement led by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. sought equality through non-violent civil disobedience, an emerging Black Power Movement in the mid-1960s -- guided variously by Malcolm X, Stokley Carmichael and the leaders of the Black Panther Party -- sought change through black nationalism and separatism. 01:16:19 AHTV, C-SPAN, Professor Howard Brick, University of Michigan, Black Power Movement, 1960s, civil rights movement, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Stokley Carmichael, Black Panther Party, black nationalism, separatism http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics Podcasts SAT, 23 FEB 2013 14:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/ahtv021613_lectures.mp3 Stanford University professor Allyson Hobbs, a specialist in 20th century African American history, discusses the Great Migration, a period when millions of blacks moved from the South to areas North and West after 1910. 01:20:32 AHTV, C-SPAN, Stanford University, professor Allyson Hobbs, 20th century African American history, Great Migration, south to north and east http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics Podcasts SAT, 16 FEB 2013 14:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/ahtv020913_lectures.mp3 Professor Robert Rydell of Montana State University examines the history of eugenics in early 20th century America. Eugenics is a science that advocates improving the hereditary qualities of a race through controlled mating. Professor Rydell talks about some of the eugenics studies and experiments that took place in the U.S., as well as eugenics-based forced sterilization laws passed by several states that targeted the "feebleminded." 01:33:58 AHTV, C-SPAN, Professor Robert Rydell, Montana State University, eugenics, early 20th century America, forced sterilization laws, feebleminded http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics Podcasts SAT, 09 FEB 2013 14:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/ahtv020213_lecture.mp3 Professor Jeffrey McClurken evaluates the 1939 movie "Gone with the Wind," looking at it as a source on southern culture during the Civil War and Reconstruction, and reflective of the Depression era in which it was created. This class is from a course on "U.S. History in Film" at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia. 01:19:32 AHTV, C-SPAN, Professor Jeffrey McClurken, 1939 movie, "Gone with the Wind", southern culture, Civil War, Reconstruction, Depression era, "U.S. History in Film", University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, Virginia http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics Podcasts SAT, 02 FEB 2013 14:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/ahtv012613_lectures.mp3 Judith Reisman discusses the cultural and legal impact of the work of Alfred Kinsey, the mid-20th century scientist best-known for his books, "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male" and "Sexual Behavior in the Human Female." Ms. Reisman is a Visiting Law Professor at Liberty University, and a guest lecturer in this course called "Sexual Behavior and the Law." 01:55:00 AHTV, C-SPAN, University of Hartford, Judith Reisman, Visiting Law Professor, Liberty University, Alfred Kinsey, "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male", "Sexual Behavior in the Human Female" http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics Podcasts SAT, 26 JAN 2013 14:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/ahtv012113_lectures.mp3 University of Hartford professor Warren Goldstein discusses Martin Luther King, Jr.'s time spent in Birmingham, Alabama, and the Civil Rights movement there in 1963. 01:30:30 AHTV, C-SPAN, University of Hartford, professor Warren Goldstein, Martin Luther King, Jr., Birmingham, Alabama, Civil Rights movement, 1963 http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics Podcasts Mon, 21 JAN 2013 14:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/ahtv011213_lectures.mp3 Purdue University history professor Randy Roberts examines the connections between popular culture and World War II in films such as "Casablanca" and "The Fighting Seabees," and in songs such as "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B." Professor Roberts also describes how patriotic sentiments made their way into comic books like Captain America. 01:20:11 AHTV, C-SPAN, Purdue University, history professor Randy Roberts, popular culture, World War II, "Casablanca", "The Fighting Seabees", "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B", patriotism, propaganda http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics Podcasts SAT, 12 JAN 2013 14:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/ahtv010513_lectures.mp3 Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio history professor Robert Doyle discusses Prisoners of War held by the United States. This class details the numbers and treatment of POWs from the American Revolution through Iraq and Afghanistan. 01:16:29 AHTV, C-SPAN, Franciscan University, Steubenville, Ohio, history professor Robert Doyle, prisoners of war, United States, POWs, American Revolution, Iraq, Afghanistan http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics Podcasts SAT, 05 JAN 2013 14:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/ahtv122912_lectures.mp3 Craig Shirley - author of two books on Ronald Reagan - guest lectures at President Reagan's alma mater, Eureka College in Illinois. Mr Shirley discusses the career and political campaigns of the nation's 40th president and speaks with Reagan biographer, Lou Cannon, via telephone during the class. 01:47:42 AHTV, C-SPAN, Ronald Reagan, Political Campaigns, author Craig Shirley, Eureka College, Lou Cannon, 40th president http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics Podcasts SAT, 29 DEC 2012 14:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/ahtv122212_lecture.mp3 Colorado State University professor Ann Little examines the clothing worn by some Colonial American women, with a focus on stays, which are similar to Corsets. Both male and female children of the time wore Stays until around the age of seven -- when males would cease wearing them -- while females would continue to wear them throughout their adult lives. 00:39:59 AHTV, C-SPAN, Colorado State University, professor Ann Little, clothing, stays, Colonial American women, corsets, child rearing, fashion, whale bones http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics Podcasts SAT, 22 DEC 2012 14:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/ahtv121512_lecture.mp3 College of William and Mary professor Andrew Fisher examines the first conservation effort in American history to protect forests from rampant logging and hydraulic mining. During the Progressive Era from 1901 through 1909, President Theodore Roosevelt worked with Gifford Pinchot, the first Chief of the United States Forest Service, to set aside more than a hundred and fifty million acres of land to be under federal government control. This land was designated for National Parks and responsible logging. 01:21:24 AHTV, C-SPAN, College of William and Mary, history professor, Andrew Fisher, logging, hydraulic mining, Progressive Era, 1901 1909, President Theodore Roosevelt, Gifford Pinchot, United States Forest Service, National Parks http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics Podcasts SAT, 15 DEC 2012 14:00:00 EST