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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 Wo... Read more

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Native American History

Native American History

Dartmouth College professor Colin Calloway leads a seminar for high school teachers on Native American history from the ... Read more

31 Aug 2016

1hr 17mins

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Origins of World War II in Europe

Origins of World War II in Europe

Lafayette College professor Robert Weiner teaches a class on the origins of World War II in Europe. Learn more about you... Read more

22 Jun 2019

1hr 21mins

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The American Revolution, 1775-76

The American Revolution, 1775-76

Kutztown University professor Michael Gabriel teaches a class about military engagements during the American Revolution ... Read more

12 Jan 2019

1hr 7mins

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Colonial America Before the Revolution

Colonial America Before the Revolution

Lebanon Valley College professor James Broussard teaches a class on the lead-up to the American Revolution. Learn more a... Read more

13 Jan 2018

1hr 7mins

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Cuban Missile Crisis

Cuban Missile Crisis

Grove City College Professor Paul Kengor explored the tense days of October 1962 when the United States and the Soviet U... Read more

19 Jan 2020

57mins

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1968 Election & Richard Nixon's First Term

1968 Election & Richard Nixon's First Term

University of Chicago professor Jane Dailey teaches a class about the 1968 presidential election, protests over the Viet... Read more

2 Mar 2019

53mins

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Abraham Lincoln & the 1860 Election

Abraham Lincoln & the 1860 Election

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, professor Michael Green teaches a class on Abraham Lincoln and the 1860 presidential el... Read more

29 Dec 2018

1hr 15mins

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Lyndon Johnson & Escalation in Vietnam

Lyndon Johnson & Escalation in Vietnam

Boston College professor Seth Jacobs discussed President Lyndon Johnson and the factors that led him to escalate the war... Read more

4 Jan 2020

41mins

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Women During World War II

Women During World War II

Texas Woman's University professor Katherine Landdeck teaches a class about the ways American women contributed to the w... Read more

5 Jan 2019

1hr 23mins

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California Before the Mexican-American War

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... Read more

18 May 2019

1hr 9mins

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Preamble of the Declaration of Independence

Preamble of the Declaration of Independence

Clemson University professor C. Bradley Thompson teaches a class about the preamble of the Declaration of Independence. ... Read more

28 Dec 2019

1hr 26mins

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1950s & 60s Counterculture

1950s & 60s Counterculture

University of Washington professor William Rorabaugh teaches a class on the counterculture of the 1950s and 1960s in Ame... Read more

8 Jul 2017

57mins

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The 1920s

The 1920s

Karen Markoe of State University of New York Maritime College teaches a class on the 1920s. Learn more about your ad cho... Read more

27 Jul 2019

49mins

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Abraham Lincoln and Native Americans

Abraham Lincoln and Native Americans

Stony Brook University professor Paul Kelton teaches a class about Abraham Lincoln and Native Americans. Learn more abou... Read more

26 Aug 2019

51mins

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George Washington's Character

George Washington's Character

Texas Christian University professor Gene Allen Smith teaches a class about George Washington's character. Learn more ab... Read more

27 Aug 2019

57mins

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1970s Culture & Economics

1970s Culture & Economics

University of Massachusetts Boston professor Vincent Cannato teaches a class about the culture and economics of the 1970... Read more

16 Mar 2019

1hr 15mins

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The Progressive Era

The Progressive Era

Georgetown University professor Katherine Benton-Cohen teaches a class on the Progressive Era. Learn more about your ad ... Read more

25 May 2019

1hr 14mins

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White House Myths

White House Myths

White House Historical Association historian and American University lecturer Matthew Costello taught a class on White H... Read more

22 Mar 2020

1hr 37mins

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The Continental Army

The Continental Army

William Woods University professor Craig Bruce Smith teaches a class about the American Revolution and the Continental A... Read more

29 Jun 2019

1hr 7mins

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1970s & '80s Deindustrialization of the U.S.

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 197... Read more

28 Sep 2019

1hr 9mins

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