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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Sep 28, 2019 • 1h 10min
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 21, 2019 • 1h 13min
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]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 14, 2019 • 1h 12min
Anti-Semitism & Holocaust Denial
Emory University professor Deborah Lipstadt teaches a class about anti-Semitism in America and Holocaust denial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 7, 2019 • 1h 24min
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 30, 2019 • 1h 10min
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 29, 2019 • 47min
Marijuana Regulation in U.S. History
Colorado College professor Santiago Guerra teaches a class on marijuana regulation in U.S. History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 27, 2019 • 57min
George Washington's Character
Texas Christian University professor Gene Allen Smith teaches a class about George Washington's character. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 26, 2019 • 51min
Abraham Lincoln and Native Americans
Stony Brook University professor Paul Kelton teaches a class about Abraham Lincoln and Native Americans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 10, 2019 • 1h 10min
Gender & 1960s Activism
Stevenson University professor Jamie Goodall teaches a class about female activists and the 1960s civil rights movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 3, 2019 • 1h 12min
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
