Lectures in History
C-SPAN
Join students in college classrooms to hear lectures on topics ranging from the American Revolution to 9-11.
- 55 minutes 27 secondsAmerica & the Northern Ireland Peace Process
Georgetown University history professor Darragh Gannon discusses the Irish diaspora and the role of the United States during "The Troubles" and in the Northen Ireland peace process.
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9 March 2025, 1:00 am - 1 hour 42 minutesPrison Gangs
University of Southern California sociology professor Brittany Friedman discusses the formation and evolution of American prison gangs in the 20th and 21st centuries.
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2 March 2025, 1:00 am - 2 hours 21 minutesHenry Christophe & the 1791 Haitian Revolution
Yale University professor Marlene Daut discusses the life and legacy of slave, revolutionary, and king Henry Christophe and how the United States and other foreign powers reacted to the 1791 Haitian revolution.
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23 February 2025, 1:00 am - 54 minutes 31 secondsThe U.S. Border Patrol
Indiana University history professor Juan Mora discusses the U.S. Border Patrol and how 20th century immigration laws shaped the creation and development of immigration agencies
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16 February 2025, 1:00 am - 2 hours 18 minutesWorld War I Propaganda
Louisiana State University journalism professor John Maxwell Hamilton discusses U.S. government propaganda efforts during World War I.
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9 February 2025, 1:00 am - 1 hour 10 minutes1607 Jamestown Settlement
College of William & Mary lecturer Amy Stallings discusses the history of the 1607 Jamestown settlement in Virginia and efforts over four centuries to preserve and remember the first permanent English settlement in the Americas.
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3 February 2025, 1:00 am - 1 hour 26 minutesHistory of Latinos in the South
Duke University professor Cecilia Marquez discusses Latino migration trends in the 20th and early 21st centuries and how Latinos shaped the culture, development and economics of the American South.
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26 January 2025, 1:00 am - 2 hours 21 minutesWorld War I Propaganda
Louisiana State University journalism professor John Maxwell Hamilton discusses U.S. government propaganda efforts during World War I.
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19 January 2025, 1:00 am - 1 hour 22 minutesAmerican Civil Religion During the Cold War
Hillsdale College professor Richard Gamble teaches a class on civic faith, and how American nationalism incorporated religious elements and symbolism during the Cold War.
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12 January 2025, 1:00 am - 1 hour 9 secondsJohn Kennedy's 1961 Inaugural Address
President John Kennedy's 1961 inaugural address was the topic of a class taught by University of Kansas political communication professor Robert Rowland. The University of Kansas is in Lawrence.
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5 January 2025, 1:00 am - 1 hour 13 minutesSHORT SERIES: Women Journalists at the Turn of the 20th Century
Iowa State University professor Tracy Lucht talked about women journalists in the late-19th and early 20th centuries. She described the careers of some pioneers, such as Nellie Bly and Dorothy Dix, and the societal pressures for women writers to balance traditional femininity and a career in journalism.
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