The second Reconstruction. This lecture addresses the origins of the Civil Rights movement in the 1950s.

Civil Rights in the 1950s

Podcasts of United States History, 1865-Present


Course taught by David H. Noon

University of Alaska Southeast

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At last. No good explanation for why this has taken so long -- end of the semester laziness, most likely. The lecture itself is short and covers a lot of ground; also, I delivered the lecture with my year-old daughter in my left arm. A difficult feat. Thanks for listening....

Final Lecture

More than disco. Lecture covers the political transformations leading to the rise of the New Right; Carter presidency; and the Iranian hostage crisis.

1970s

Vietnam War (part II)

Vietnam War (part I)

Direct action and other new tactics for the civil rights campaigns.

Civil Rights in the 1950s

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