Lectures in History

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April 07, 2024 Mamie Till-Mobley & Remembering Emmett Till
University of Kentucky writing and rhetoric professor Brandon Erby discussed the legacy of Mamie Till-Mobley and her efforts to bring awareness to the 1955 murder of her son Emmett Till. The University of Kentucky is located in Lexington.

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1 hr 3 min
March 31, 2024 Richard Nixon & the 1968 Election
Chapman University history professor Luke Nichter discusses Richard Nixon’s 1968 campaign and the issues in that year’s presidential election.

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1 hr 12 min
March 24, 2024 The Development of the Early Republic
Prairie View A&M history professor Ronald Goodwin discussed the early Republic and how Americans tried to define equality and interpret the Constitution in the first decades of the United States. Prairie View A&M University is an historically black university located in Prairie View, Texas.

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54 min
March 17, 2024 Abortion and Reproductive Rights
University of California, Davis, law professor Mary Ziegler discussed the history of abortion and contraception laws in the United States.

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58 min
March 10, 2024 1970s Labor & Working Class
Wayne State University Professor Elizabeth Faue discussed the American working class and labor movements during the 1970s. Wayne State University is located in Detroit.

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52 min
March 03, 2024 Army Explorers of the West
Texas Woman's University history professor Cecily Zander discussed the federal government's efforts to explore and control the American west from the early 1800's through the Civil War. Texas Woman's University is located in Denton.

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1 hr 23 min
February 25, 2024 History of Emergency Medical Services
University of Maryland, Baltimore County lecturer Jae Yang discussed the history of emergency medical services from the pre-industrial era through the development of 911 and modern state EMS agencies.

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1 hr 3 min
February 18, 2024 1909 Missoula Labor & Free Speech Fight
University of Montana history professor Leif Fredrickson discusses the 1909 labor protests in Missoula, Montana that sparked a high-profile fight over free speech and police violence.

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1 hr 9 min
February 11, 2024 The Story of Public Health
Boston College nursing professor Lindsey Camp discussed the individuals and events that shaped American and global public health systems.

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1 hr 20 min
February 04, 2024 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial Part 2
University of Maryland history professor Michael Ross discussed the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial about teaching evolution and its cultural significance in 1920s America. This is the second of a two-part lecture.

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54 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…