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.
Saturday
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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Download (Duration: 1h 16m)January 9, 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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Download (Duration: 1h 5m)January 2, 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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Download (Duration: 36m)December 26, 2020
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 demonstrate how these rights have been interpreted.
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Download (Duration: 58m)December 19, 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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Download (Duration: 1h 12m)December 12, 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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Download (Duration: 1h 0m)December 5, 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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Download (Duration: 26m)November 28, 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 Rufus King, who served briefly as vice president in 1853.
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Download (Duration: 1h 6m)November 21, 2020
New Deal Politics and Public Opinion
University of Maryland, Baltimore County professor William Blake teaches a class about New Deal-era politics and the role of public opinion on issues such as court packing and executive power.
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Download (Duration: 56m)November 14, 2020
Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger, and U.S. Foreign Policy
Emory University professor Patrick Allitt teaches a class about President Richard Nixon, his National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger and some of their key foreign policy initiatives, including overtures toward the Soviet Union and China.
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Download (Duration: 1h 9m)November 7, 2020
Electoral College
University of Utah Political Science Professor James Curry taught a class about the creation of the Electoral College and explained how it works as a part of the presidential election process. Professor Curry taught the class prior to the 2020 vice presidential debate, which took place October 7 at the University of Utah.
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Download (Duration: 1h 8m)October 31, 2020
Presidential Campaign Advertising
Mary Ellen Pethel and Jennifer Duck of Belmont University teach a class on the history of presidential campaign advertising, from the print and cartoon ads of the 19th century to the Internet and social media content of the present day.
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Download (Duration: 1h 16m)October 24, 2020
Presidential Debates
University of Utah political science professor David Buhler teaches a class about presidential debates and their influence on voters.
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Download (Duration: 59m)October 17, 2020
Presidents & Campaign Communications Since 1900
Rider University professor Myra Gutin teaches a class on presidents and communications in both their campaigns and while in office, starting with Teddy Roosevelt in the early 20th century and continuing to the present day.
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Download (Duration: 56m)October 10, 2020
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Brigham Young University professor Jay Buckley teaches a class about Lewis and Clark’s expedition across the American West after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.
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Download (Duration: 54m)October 3, 2020
Johnson and Nixon Supreme Court Nominations
Brooklyn College Professor KC Johnson taught a class on Presidents Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon’s Supreme Court nominations. He described Johnson’s plan to fill the bench with liberal justices and the difficulties he ran into getting them confirmed. He outlined the resistance from conservative senators in the confirmation hearings and concluded with background on some of Nixon’s nominations to the court.
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Download (Duration: 1h 18m)September 26, 2020
Women in the Late-19th Century
Professor Heather Cox Richardson talked about the new roles women assumed in the workforce and in politics during the late-19th century. She described the gains women made in fields such as nursing, teaching, and social work. She also spoke about the growth of political organizations run by women that focused on issues such as Prohibition and women’s suffrage.
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Download (Duration: 1h 9m)September 19, 2020
U.S. Refugee Policy Since World War II
Professor Maria Cristina Garcia talked about the United States' refugee policy since World War II. She spoke about qualifications to be a refugee and how those have changed as well as legislation governing quotas and procedures.
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Download (Duration: 1h 2m)September 12, 2020
Culture of the Antebellum Congress
Professor Thomas Balcerski talked about the culture of Congress in the Antebellum Era. He described how members of Congress in the early 1800s bonded across party lines through tobacco use, social clubs, and living together in boarding houses. However, he said these friendships and alliances disintegrated as the Civil War approached, revealing the sectional divisions in national politics at the time.
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Download (Duration: 1h 4m)September 5, 2020
Asian Immigration and Angel Island
University of Minnesota professor Erika Lee talks about Asian immigration to the West coast from 1830 to 1930, including the role of San Francisco Bay’s Angel Island in the 20th century. She compared the Angel Island and Ellis Island experiences, describing how Asian immigrants in California had more extensive background checks and longer holding times than European immigrants in New York. This class was from a course called “American Immigration History.”
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Download (Duration: 1h 28m)August 29, 2020
Constitutional Convention of 1787
Professor Jack Rakove talked about some of the issues debated during the Constitutional Convention of 1787, such as the number of representatives for each state and the method of presidential elections. He described the arguments put forth by James Madison and how delegates tried to reach compromises despite competing State interests. This class was from a course called “The Constitution: A Brief History.”
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Download (Duration: 54m)August 22, 2020
Female Slaves and the Law
Professor Martha Jones talked about the mid-19th century court case of Celia, a female slave who killed her master after repeated sexual assaults. Topics included what options Celia may have had, and the involvement of her fellow slaves and her master’s white neighbors in her court case. This episode may contain content that is sensitive to some listeners.
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Download (Duration: 1h 22m)August 15, 2020
Alcohol Use in the Early American Republic
University of California, Davis Professor Alan Taylor spoke on alcohol use in the early American republic. By 1830, annual alcohol consumption in America reached four gallons per person, the most in the history of the nation before or since. Professor Taylor talked about why Americans drank so much, the consequences of so much drinking, and how it spawned the temperance movement in the 1830s.
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Download (Duration: 51m)August 8, 2020
Polio Epidemic in the United States
Davidson College professor Sally McMillen talked about the polio epidemic in the United States in the early to mid-20th century. Fear of contracting polio grew following a series of outbreaks, including one in 1916 that started in Brooklyn, New York, and eventually killed more than 6,000 people. She also spoke about the efforts of President Franklin Roosevelt to help find a cure, in part by starting the March of Dimes organization.
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Download (Duration: 1h 7m)August 1, 2020
Culture and Society in the 1920s
Professor Michael Kazin taught a class about culture and society in the 1920s. He spoke about Prohibition and the exploits of the gangster Al Capone, who eventually went to prison on tax evasion charges, the motion picture industry and the new production codes that sought to reduce sexuality in films, and the 1925 State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes trial, in which a high school teacher faced charges of unlawfully teaching evolution in a state-funded school.
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Download (Duration: 1h 16m)July 25, 2020
Cultural Conservatism and the Religious Right
Phyllis Schlafly, founder of the Eagle Forum and author or editor of 20 books - talked about the roots and development of the modern conservative movement, as well as the role of women’s issues in conservative politics. Phyllis Schlafly was a guest lecturer at The Citadel Military College in Charleston, South Carolina, in a course called “The Conservative Intellectual Tradition in America,” taught by Professor Mallory Factor.
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Download (Duration: 1h 47m)July 18, 2020
Socialism in Early 20th Century America
Columbia University history professor Eric Foner examines the rise of socialism in America in the early 20th century. He talks about the Socialist Party in New York City and Milwaukee, and looks at the Socialist Party of America presidential campaigns of Eugene Debs.
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Download (Duration: 1h 12m)July 11, 2020
1950s Civil Rights Movement
American History Professor Quintard Taylor looks at the Civil Rights Movement from the 1940s through the 1960s. Professor Taylor focuses on the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Brown v. Board of Education and the 1957 integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.
This two-hour class took place at the University of Washington in Seattle.
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Download (Duration: 1h 56m)July 4, 2020
Vietnam Anti-War Movement
Professor David Farber teaches twentieth-century American history at Temple University in Philadelphia. In this lecture to a history class he focused on the origin of the 1960s Vietnam anti-war movement, and his view of how it helped to expand the nation’s democratic process. This episode was recorded in 2010.
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Download (Duration: 1h 10m)June 27, 2020
The Slave Trade
History professor Marcus Rediker lectured during a course on Colonial America at the University of Pittsburgh in 2010. He talked about the origins of the slave trade to the Americas between 1640 and the early 1800s.
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Download (Duration: 1h 13m)June 20, 2020
Ronald Reagan and the End of the Cold War
University of Texas at Austin professor Jeremi Suri teaches an online class about President Ronald Reagan and the end of the Cold War.
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Download (Duration: 1h 8m)June 13, 2020
U.S. Military in the 1890s
Weber State University professor Branden Little teaches a class about the U.S. military in the 1890s. He covers reforms designed to make the officer corps more professional, a new focus on sea power, and an international incident with Chile.
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Download (Duration: 1h 3m)June 6, 2020
1980s Fitness Industry and Culture
Professor Natalia Mehlman Petrzela of the New School teaches a class about the 1980s fitness industry and culture in the United States.
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Download (Duration: 56m)May 30, 2020
The Spanish-American War
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor Joseph Glatthaar teaches a class on the 1898 Spanish-American War.
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Download (Duration: 1h 11m)May 24, 2020
Nixon, Ford & the Constitution
Duquesne University president Ken Gormley teaches a class looking at constitutional issues stemming from the Watergate scandal that arose during the presidencies of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.
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Download (Duration: 1h 17m)May 17, 2020
Free Speech Laws and Court Cases
University of Tennessee College of Law professor Glenn Harlan Reynolds teaches a class about free speech and the legal cases that have impacted the courts' interpretation of this part of the First Amendment.
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Download (Duration: 1h 5m)May 10, 2020
Early Cold War U.S. Politics and Economics
George Mason University professor Sam Lebovic taught a class about U.S. politics and economics of the early Cold War period of the late-1940s and 1950s. He argued that with extreme ideologies such as fascism and communism completely discredited or out of favor, a consensus formed in the U.S. around centrist political views to the point where the political parties were barely distinguishable. On the economic front, a belief in a “mixed economy” ruled, meaning a broad acceptance of some government involvement in the market.
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Download (Duration: 1h 7m)May 3, 2020
Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Wellesley College professor Brenna Greer debunked some of the myths about Rosa Parks and the 1955-56 Montgomery bus boycott. She addressed that Parks was not the first African American woman who refused to give up her seat and that the boycott had planning and precedent. She also explored with the class why a simplified version of this history has become so widespread.
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Download (Duration: 1h 13m)April 26, 2020
1890s Growing American Internationalism
Baylor University professor David Smith taught a class about the growth of the internationalist worldview in 1890s America. He argued that economic, moral and political impulses caused Americans to consider a larger role in the world for their nation. Smith then detailed the actions they took, such pursuing missionary work, arguing for the expansion of the navy, and searching for new economic markets.
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Download (Duration: 1h 13m)April 17, 2020
History of Abortion Legislation
La Sierra University professor Alicia Gutierrez-Romine taught a class about laws and policies regarding abortion. Starting in the 19th century, she tracked changes in medical practice and public opinion through court cases and newspaper coverage. She also described abortion restrictions, access to illegal abortions, costs, and health risks in different time periods and states.
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Download (Duration: 1h 26m)April 12, 2020
Principles of the U.S. Constitution
Grove City College president Paul McNulty taught a class about the development of the U.S. Constitution and what he believes are its main principles: republicanism, the separation of powers, and federalism. Mr. McNulty served as deputy attorney general in the George W. Bush administration from 2006 to 2007.
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Download (Duration: 1h 6m)April 5, 2020
African Americans, Emancipation, and Defining Freedom
Virginia Commonwealth University Professor Nicole Myers Turner taught a class on the lives of formerly enslaved African Americans following emancipation. She explained how they defined freedom for themselves while the federal government debated political and legal definitions. Professor Turner also discussed the important role of religious and educational institutions in newly freed African American communities.
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Download (Duration: 55m)March 29, 2020
1918 Influenza Pandemic and Public Information
Stony Brook University Professor Nancy Tomes taught a class about the 1918 influenza pandemic and public information efforts in the United States to stop the spread of the disease. She described methods such as canceling public gatherings, social distancing, and propaganda about good hygiene, which are still implemented. This class was filmed on March 10, 2020, during the early stages of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. Professor Toms compared the symptoms, economic impact, and national response between 1918 and today.
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Download (Duration: 1h 16m)March 22, 2020
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 stories such as the tunnel system, a gift alligator, how decorating traditions began, and Dolley Madison rescuing George Washington’s portrait.
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Download (Duration: 1h 37m)March 15, 2020
Economic Policies of the Confederacy
University of North Carolina at Pembroke professor Jamie Martinez taught a class about the Confederacy’s economic policies during the Civil War. She explained how a pre-war focus on cotton exports over food production combined with wartime farm labor disruptions led to food shortages and riots in the South in 1863. This, she said, forced the Confederate government into developing more nationalized policies for food production and resource allocation that ran counter to their constitution’s emphasis on a decentralized government.
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Download (Duration: 41m)March 8, 2020
Presidencies of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush
Longwood University President W. Taylor Reveley IV and Political Science Professor Emeritus William Harbour taught a class about the presidencies of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, exploring the major events and policies during their tenures in the Oval Office. They also compared the two men’s backgrounds and leadership approaches.
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Download (Duration: 1h 43m)March 1, 2020
The Civil War in the West
Utah State University Professor Maria Angela Diaz taught a class on the Civil War in the West and looked at the conflict in states and territories such as Missouri, Kansas, Texas, and Arizona. She explored how the diverse populations of the region reacted to the war and chose between siding with the Union or the Confederacy. Professor Diaz also focuses on the larger role guerrilla warfare played in the West.
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Download (Duration: 48m)February 23, 2020
Expanding Rights in the 1960s and 1970s
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor William Sturkey taught a class about expanding rights in the 1960s and '70s, looking at women’s liberation and the gay rights movement. He covered topics such as birth control, the Equal Rights Amendment and the Stonewall riots.
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Download (Duration: 50m)February 16, 2020
Rural America after the Civil War
James Madison University professor Andrew Witmer taught a class about the evolution of rural areas after the Civil War. Using his own hometown of Monson, Maine as a case study, he examined rural industry such as slate mining and the rise of country tourism aided by the expansion of railroad networks.
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Download (Duration: 1h 21m)February 9, 2020
Power in Antebellum Slave Societies
University of Maryland professor Christopher Bonner taught a class about the concept of “power” in antebellum slave societies. He explored the different ways owners and enslaved people exerted or expressed their will and looks at how these dynamics played out in the context of individual plantations. He also discussed how the invention of the cotton gin and resulting expansion of both slavery and the cotton industry impacted the relationship between owners and the enslaved.
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Download (Duration: 59m)February 2, 2020
Civil War Weaponry
Guilford Technical Community College professor Jeff Kinard taught a class about Civil War weaponry and shared artifacts such as muskets, carbines and revolvers. He described technological advances, such as breech loading and rifled barrels, that allowed soldiers to fire faster and with more accuracy.
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Download (Duration: 56m)January 26, 2020
Neutrality and World War I America
University of Minnesota Professor Saje Mathieu taught a class about “neutrality” and what that concept meant in World War I America. She explained how neutrality did not mean inactivity, as the U.S. sold materials to both the Allied and Central Powers, helping both sides continue the fight. She also talked about how the U.S. viewed itself as the defender of democracy and sought to police certain nations and ethnic groups, yet faced criticism for how it treated its own dissenters and minorities.
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Download (Duration: 1h 5m)January 19, 2020
Cuban Missile Crisis
Grove City College Professor Paul Kengor explored the tense days of October 1962 when the United States and the Soviet Union faced off over missiles in Cuba in one of the “hottest” episodes of the Cold War. He explained how the ideological militancy of Cuban leader Fidel Castro worried leaders in both Moscow and Washington who did not truly desire nuclear conflict despite their tough talk.
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Download (Duration: 57m)January 12, 2020
1960s African American Voter Registration
Emory University professor Carol Anderson taught a class about efforts in the early 1960s to register African American voters in Mississippi. She described some of the leaders of the movement, their tactics and the opposition they faced from segregationists.
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Download (Duration: 49m)January 4, 2020
Lyndon Johnson & Escalation in Vietnam
Boston College professor Seth Jacobs discussed President Lyndon Johnson and the factors that led him to escalate the war in Vietnam following the assassination of his predecessor, John F. Kennedy.
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Download (Duration: 41m)December 28, 2019
Preamble of the Declaration of Independence
Clemson University professor C. Bradley Thompson teaches a class about the preamble of the Declaration of Independence.
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Download (Duration: 1h 26m)December 21, 2019
Women & Farm Work in the 20th Century
Iowa State University professor Carmen Bain teaches a class on women's work on family farms during the 20th century.
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Download (Duration: 1h 17m)December 14, 2019
Slaves Suing for Their Freedom
University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor William G. Thomas III teaches a class on some of the lawsuits brought by enslaved people who sued for their freedom in the antebellum period.
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Download (Duration: 1h 16m)December 7, 2019
Public Opinion, Radio & Entry into World War II
Wofford College professor Mark Byrnes teaches a class about U.S. public opinion, the rise of radio, and the debate about whether to enter World War II.
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Download (Duration: 1h 2m)November 30, 2019
U.S. Expansion & Hawaii
Johnson County Community College professor Tai Edwards teaches a class about the expansion of the United States during the Spanish-American War and the acquisition of Hawaii.
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Download (Duration: 51m)November 24, 2019
Colonial Diplomacy & the Iroquois Confederacy
Gettysburg College professor Timothy Shannon teaches a class on Colonial-era diplomatic ties between the Iroquois Confederacy of the eastern Great Lakes region and European settlers.
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Download (Duration: 55m)October 9, 2019
Native Americans & Colonial-Era Power Struggles
Daniel Richter of the University of Pennsylvania teaches a class on 18th century power struggles between Native Americans, colonial settlers and European empires.
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Download (Duration: 1h 13m)October 5, 2019
Nixon, Kissinger and U.S. Withdrawal From Vietnam
U.S. Air Force Academy professor Stephen Randolph teaches a class about President Richard Nixon, his National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger, and their strategy for the U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam.
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Download (Duration: 54m)September 28, 2019
1970s & '80s Deindustrialization of the U.S.
Loyola University Chicago professor Michelle Nickerson teaches a class on the deindustrialization of the U.S. in the 1970s and '80s and how music and popular culture of the period reflected these economic changes.
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Download (Duration: 1h 9m)September 21, 2019
Playwright August Wilson & "Fences"
Tulane University professor John "Ray" Proctor teaches a class about playwright August Wilson, his contribution to African American theatre and his Pulitzer prize-winning play, [Fences].
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Download (Duration: 1h 13m)September 14, 2019
Anti-Semitism & Holocaust Denial
Emory University professor Deborah Lipstadt teaches a class about anti-Semitism in America and Holocaust denial.
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Download (Duration: 1h 12m)September 7, 2019
Environmental Impact of California Gold Rush
University of Arkansas professor Elliott West lectures on the environmental impact of the California Gold Rush, part of a seminar for high school teachers hosted by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
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Download (Duration: 1h 23m)August 30, 2019
Jean Harris & Scarsdale Diet Doctor Murder Trial
University of Colorado Denver professor Sarah Fields teaches a class about the 1981 Jean Harris trial, also known as the "Scarsdale Diet" doctor murder case.
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Download (Duration: 1h 9m)August 29, 2019
Marijuana Regulation in U.S. History
Colorado College professor Santiago Guerra teaches a class on marijuana regulation in U.S. History.
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Download (Duration: 47m)August 27, 2019
George Washington's Character
Texas Christian University professor Gene Allen Smith teaches a class about George Washington's character.
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Download (Duration: 57m)August 26, 2019
Abraham Lincoln and Native Americans
Stony Brook University professor Paul Kelton teaches a class about Abraham Lincoln and Native Americans.
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Download (Duration: 51m)August 10, 2019
Gender & 1960s Activism
Stevenson University professor Jamie Goodall teaches a class about female activists and the 1960s civil rights movement.
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Download (Duration: 1h 10m)August 3, 2019
Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson and the Constitution
Andrew Slap of East Tennessee State University teaches a class on Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson and the Constitution.
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Download (Duration: 1h 12m)July 27, 2019
The 1920s
Karen Markoe of State University of New York Maritime College teaches a class on the 1920s.
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Download (Duration: 49m)July 13, 2019
Ronald Walters' Civil Rights Career
University of Texas at Austin professor Peniel Joseph teaches a class on the life & career of Civil Rights pioneer Ronald Walters.
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Download (Duration: 1h 14m)July 6, 2019
Western Lands Before & After American Revolution
University of Utah professor Eric Hinderaker teaches a class about western settlement before, during and after the American Revolution.
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Download (Duration: 1h 17m)June 29, 2019
The Continental Army
William Woods University professor Craig Bruce Smith teaches a class about the American Revolution and the Continental Army.
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Download (Duration: 1h 7m)June 22, 2019
Origins of World War II in Europe
Lafayette College professor Robert Weiner teaches a class on the origins of World War II in Europe.
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Download (Duration: 1h 21m)June 15, 2019
Malcolm X's Views on Africa
American University professor Ibram Kendi teaches a class about Malcolm X's views on Africa.
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Download (Duration: 1h 0m)June 8, 2019
Early English Missions in Colonial America
Providence College professor Edward Andrews teaches a class on early English missions in Colonial America.
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Download (Duration: 1h 1m)June 1, 2019
End of Life Care and Death Since the 1800s
Dickinson College professor Jim Hoefler taught a class about end of life care and perceptions of death in the United States since the 1800s.
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Download (Duration: 1h 3m)May 25, 2019
The Progressive Era
Georgetown University professor Katherine Benton-Cohen teaches a class on the Progressive Era.
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Download (Duration: 1h 14m)May 18, 2019
California Before the Mexican-American War
Rick Kennedy of Point Loma Nazarene University teaches a class about Mexico's governance and plans for California in the decades leading-up to the 1848 Mexican-American War, in which Mexico lost California to the U.S.
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Download (Duration: 1h 9m)May 11, 2019
World War II Amphibious Vehicles
Weber State University professor Branden Little teaches a class about the role of American factories during World War II and military vehicle innovations, with a focus on types of amphibious vehicles used in the Pacific.
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Download (Duration: 1h 12m)May 4, 2019
American Military in the Revolutionary War
Baylor University professor Julie Anne Sweet teaches a class on the American military during the Revolutionary War, including a look at the equipment and capabilities of both the Continental Army and militia troops.
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Download (Duration: 1h 11m)April 27, 2019
Yellow Journalism & the Spanish-American War
American University professor W. Joseph Campbell teaches a class on myths about William Randolph Hearst, Yellow Journalism & the lead-up to Spanish-American War at the end of the 19th century.
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Download (Duration: 54m)April 20, 2019
Late-20th Century Transformation of Work
Georgetown University Professor Joseph McCartin teaches a class on the post-industrialization transformation of work starting in the 1960s and continuing through the end of the 20th century.
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Download (Duration: 55m)April 13, 2019
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.
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Download (Duration: 1h 14m)March 30, 2019
Vietnam War Lessons Learned
Triton College professor Edward White teaches a class on lessons learned from the Vietnam War.
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Download (Duration: 1h 2m)March 16, 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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Download (Duration: 1h 15m)March 9, 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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Download (Duration: 53m)March 2, 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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Download (Duration: 53m)February 23, 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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Download (Duration: 1h 18m)February 16, 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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Download (Duration: 1h 17m)February 9, 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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Download (Duration: 1h 18m)February 3, 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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Download (Duration: 1h 9m)February 2, 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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Download (Duration: 1h 8m)January 19, 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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Download (Duration: 1h 13m)January 12, 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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Download (Duration: 1h 7m)January 5, 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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Download (Duration: 1h 23m)December 29, 2018
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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Download (Duration: 1h 15m)December 15, 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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Download (Duration: 1h 14m)December 1, 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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Download (Duration: 1h 31m)August 25, 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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Download (Duration: 1h 11m)August 24, 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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Download (Duration: 1h 2m)August 18, 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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Download (Duration: 1h 7m)June 16, 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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Download (Duration: 1h 16m)April 21, 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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Download (Duration: 58m)January 13, 2018
Colonial America Before the Revolution
Lebanon Valley College professor James Broussard teaches a class on the lead-up to the American Revolution.
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Download (Duration: 1h 7m)December 23, 2017
Federal Surveillance & Civil Rights
American University lecturer Aaron Bell teaches a class about privacy laws and federal surveillance of civil rights leaders.
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Download (Duration: 48m)October 14, 2017
California Native Americans and Early 1800s Capitalism
Middle Tennessee State University professor Ashley Riley Sousa teaches a class on Native Americans and capitalism in early 19th century California.
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Download (Duration: 1h 16m)July 8, 2017
1950s & 60s Counterculture
University of Washington professor William Rorabaugh teaches a class on the counterculture of the 1950s and 1960s in America. He compares the literature, clothing, music and world view of the beats and beatniks of the '50s and the hippies of the '60s
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Download (Duration: 57m)August 31, 2016
Native American History
Dartmouth College professor Colin Calloway leads a seminar for high school teachers on Native American history from the Colonial era through westward expansion.
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Download (Duration: 1h 17m)July 24, 2016
Henry Wirz and Andersonville Prison
State University of New York at Buffalo professor Carole Emberton teaches a class about Andersonville Prison, the Confederate Civil War military prison where 13,000 Union soldiers died, and the trial of its commander, Henry Wirz.
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Download (Duration: 59m)April 30, 2016
Incarceration in the Late 20th Century
University of Washington, Bothell, history professor Dan Berger examines the rise of mass incarceration in the United States and the politics behind it.
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Download (Duration: 1h 13m)December 12, 2015
Drug Addiction in 19th Century America
Towson University history professor Elizabeth Gray talks about the use of and public opinion on opium and laudanum in the 19th century.
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Download (Duration: 48m)November 21, 2015
Civil Rights Cold Cases
Emory University professors Hank Klibanoff and Brett Gadsden talk about the intersection of Civil Rights politics and violence in mid-20th century Georgia.
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Download (Duration: 1h 42m)August 28, 2014
Feminism and 1960-1970s Popular Music
Indiana University history professor Michael McGerr talks about women and feminism in 1960-70s popular music. This program contains language that some viewers may find offensive.
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