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Lectures in History

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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.

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Malcolm X's Views on Africa 15.06.2019 1:00:18

American University professor Ibram Kendi teaches a class about Malcolm X's views on Africa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Early English Missions in Colonial America 08.06.2019 1:01:10

Providence College professor Edward Andrews teaches a class on early English missions in Colonial America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

End of Life Care and Death Since the 1800s 01.06.2019 1:03:02

Dickinson College professor Jim Hoefler taught a class about end of life care and perceptions of death in the United States since the 1800s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Progressive Era 25.05.2019 1:14:45

Georgetown University professor Katherine Benton-Cohen teaches a class on the Progressive Era. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

California Before the Mexican-American War 18.05.2019 1:09:19

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

World War II Amphibious Vehicles 11.05.2019 1:12:10

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

American Military in the Revolutionary War 04.05.2019 1:11:45

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yellow Journalism & the Spanish-American War 27.04.2019 54:33

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Late-20th Century Transformation of Work 20.04.2019 55:13

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legal History of Abortion in the U.S. 13.04.2019 1:14:51

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

Vietnam War Lessons Learned 30.03.2019 1:02:46

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

1970s Culture & Economics 16.03.2019 1:15:54

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

Early 1800s Abolition & Pro-Slavery Movements 09.03.2019 53:32

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

1968 Election & Richard Nixon's First Term 02.03.2019 53:53

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

U.S. & Soviet Relations Under President Reagan 23.02.2019 1:18:09

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

Johnson & Nixon Supreme Court Nominations 16.02.2019 1:17:15

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

19th-Century Politics & Society 09.02.2019 1:18:03

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

History of State of the Union Addresses 03.02.2019 1:09:43

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

Artist James Hope & the 1862 Battle of Antietam 02.02.2019 1:08:40

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

Sit-ins and the Civil Rights Movement 19.01.2019 1:13:39

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The American Revolution, 1775-76 12.01.2019 1:07:10

Kutztown University professor Michael Gabriel teaches a class about military engagements during the American Revolution from April 1775 to July 1776. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Women During World War II 05.01.2019 1:23:04

Texas Woman's University professor Katherine Landdeck teaches a class about the ways American women contributed to the war effort during World War II. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Abraham Lincoln & the 1860 Election 29.12.2018 1:15:04

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, professor Michael Green teaches a class on Abraham Lincoln and the 1860 presidential election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dwight Eisenhower and 1950s Political Advertising 15.12.2018 1:14:08

Purdue University professor Kathryn Brownell teaches a class about political advertising in the 1950s, highlighting Dwight Eisenhower's presidential campaigns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Experience of Being Arrested in U.S. History 01.12.2018 1:31:27

Kent State University professor Elaine Frantz teaches a class about the experience of being arrested from the 1850s to the present day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices