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

Legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II - 1979

Behind the Scenes at the White House: The People Who Keep It Running

A Cowboy's Day - 1966

Women During the Revolutionary War

America 250: What Did the World Look Like in 1776?

Vietnam War Espionage

Comparing Federal & State Constitutions

1776 Then and Now - Early American Political Thought

9/11: Air National Guard Pilot Heather Penney Recalls Her Mission

Thomas Jefferson, the Qur’an and His Study of Islam

Music and Race Throughout History

Michael Beschloss Explores the Revolutionary War, Civil War & 20th Century America

The American Revolution Era and the Rest of the World

Why Did America Declare Independence?

Was America Founded as a Secular or Christian Nation?

Appalachia's Role in America's Founding

Why Did America Declare Independence?

International Context of the American Revolution

Revolutionary War Leadership

Religion & The American Revolution