Lectures in History

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February 23, 2025 Henry 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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2 hr 16 min
February 16, 2025 The 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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49 min
February 09, 2025 World 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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2 hr 13 min
February 03, 2025 1607 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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1 hr 5 min
January 26, 2025 History 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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1 hr 18 min
January 19, 2025 World 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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2 hr 13 min
January 12, 2025 American 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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1 hr 17 min
January 05, 2025 John 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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1 hr 1 min
December 29, 2024 SHORT SERIES: Women's Political Power in Early America
York College professor Jacqueline Beatty discussed women’s rights and changing political power during the American Revolution and the early years of the Republic. York College is located in York, Pennsylvania.

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1 hr 5 min
December 29, 2024 SHORT 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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1 hr 8 min

About 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…