Lectures in History

Guilford Technical Community College Professor Jeff Kinard taught a class about Civil War weaponry and shared artifacts such as muskets, carbines, and revolvers. He described technological advances, such as breech loading and rifled barrels, that allowed soldiers to fire faster and with more accuracy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

University of California, Davis, law professor Mary Ziegler discussed the history of abortion and contraception laws in the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor Molly Worthen taught a class about the history and the intellectual underpinnings of Protestant fundamentalism in 20th century America. She began with the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial, which pitted the teaching of evolution versus creationism in public schools and gained national attention. Later she delved into the origins and growth of Pentecostalism, which strives for a personal connection with the Divine and includes such aspects as faith healing and speaking in tongues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Professor Adrian Lewis talked about about Omaha Beach and the 1944 D-Day landings in Normandy, France, during World War II. He described the German and Allied military strategies as well as the command structure on each side. He also enumerated the challenges American troops faced when trying to land on Omaha Beach and argued that the outcome was not inevitable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Calvin University Professor Micah Watson discussed C.S. Lewis’s views on law, politics, and government and how they connected to his Christian beliefs. This lecture took place at the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

University of Notre Dame military history professor Ian Ona Johnson discussed the contest for control of Atlantic sea routes during World War II. The University of Notre Dame is located in Indiana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prairie View A&M history professor Malachi Crawford discusses the evolution of civil rights law from efforts to dismantle Jim Crow and racial segregation to the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Virginia Tech lecturer Taulby Edmondson discussed unionization efforts in the West Virginia mining industry that led to a series of armed conflicts in the 1910s and 1920s. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tulane University History Professor Rien Fertel discusses the erection of Confederate monuments in New Orleans at the turn of the 20th century at the same time as efforts to integrate and unionize Black and white dock laborers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Ronald Reagan's 1982 address to the British Parliament was the topic of a class taught by University of Kansas political communication professor Robert Rowland. The University of Kansas is in Lawrence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

North Carolina Central University history professor Jasmin Howard discussed student activism and the civil rights movement at Historically Black Colleges and Universities in North Carolina. North Carolina Central University is located in Durham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

University of Maryland, Baltimore County, political science professor William Blake discusses early 20th century Supreme Court cases on laws regulating minimum wages and maximum hours for female workers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chapman University history professor Luke Nichter discusses Richard Nixon’s 1968 campaign and the issues in that year’s presidential election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

University of California, Davis, law professor Mary Ziegler discussed the history of abortion and contraception laws in the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wayne State University Professor Elizabeth Faue discussed the American working class and labor movements during the 1970s. Wayne State University is located in Detroit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Boston College nursing professor Lindsey Camp discussed the individuals and events that shaped American and global public health systems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 first of a two-part lecture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

University of Houston political science professor Brandon Rottinghaus discussed presidential scandals and how public reaction to them has changed over time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Princeton University history professor Matthew Jones taught a class on the history of artificial intelligence and the debates over its development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Santa Clara religious studies professor Jim Bennett taught a class on the formation of cults and the history of notorious American cults. Santa Clara University is a Jesuit university located in California. Make your donation at: c-span.org/donate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

University of South Carolina Professor Nicole Maskiell taught a class on the early development of slavery in the northern American colonies. The University of South Carolina is located in Columbia, South Carolina. Make your donation at: c-span.org/donate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week a conversation with the new host of Q&A, Peter Slen. We discuss the mission of the program, what to expect, and the best parts of hosting a one-hour conversation with interesting individuals. All new episodes of Q&A begin on January 28th, 2024. Make your donation at: c-span.org/donate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marquette University political science professor Julia Azari taught a class on the life and presidency of Jimmy Carter. Marquette University is located in Milwaukee. Make your donation at: c-span.org/donate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

University of Kentucky English professor Peter Kalliney discussed how Cold War politics shaped literature from Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. The University of Kentucky is located in Lexington. Make your donation at: c-span.org/donate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The life and legacy of World War I general & early civil rights leader Charles Young was the topic of a lecture by Le'Trice Donaldson, history professor at Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi. This lecture was hosted by Akron University in Ohio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chapman University Professor Lori Cox Han discussed how television and the internet impacted White House communications strategies. Chapman University is located in Orange, California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 1 - Step back in time with C-SPAN as we dive deep into one of the most iconic and controversial events in modern history—the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. In this episode, we explore the history surrounding JFK's tragic death through official phone calls from Dallas, Texas, the White House, and Air Force 1. Ep. 2 - Join C-SPAN on a journey through the events following November 22, 1963, as we listen to the events after that fateful day in Dallas. Hear calls from President Lyndon Johnson, Michigan Governor George Romney, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

University of Notre Dame professor Ian Ona Johnson discussed the contest for control of Atlantic sea routes during World War II. The University of Notre Dame is located in Indiana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lindsay Chervinsky is a presidential historian who has written what she says is the first book on the presidential cabinet. It's called "The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution." It was on November 26, 1791, that President George Washington convened his cabinet department secretaries: Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, Henry Knox, and Edmund Randolph. It was the first cabinet meeting ever held. Among other things, we asked Lindsay Chervinsky why Washington waited a full two and a half years into his presidency to call everyone together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Virginia Tech University professor Paul Quigley discussed President Abraham Lincoln's shifting policies on emancipation during the Civil War. Virginia Tech University is located in Blacksburg, Virginia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The woodworking industry in early 20th century South Carolina is the subject of a class co-taught by University of South Carolina professor Jessica Elfenbein and former museum executive director Lynn Robertson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Santa Clara University professor Meg Eppel Gudgeirsson discusses the spread of Catholicism and role of missions in 18th and early 19th century Spanish California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ithaca College professor Michael Trotti discussed the escalating tensions between colonists and the British government before the American Revolution. Ithaca College is located in New York. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Barack Obama's keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention was the topic of a class taught by University of Kansas political communication professor Robert Rowland. The University of Kansas is in Lawrence, Kansas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Calvin University Professor Micah Watson discussed C.S. Lewis's views on law, politics and government and how they connected to the author's Christian beliefs. This lecture took place at the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An episode with C-SPAN coordinating producer for BookTV and American History TV, John McArdle. Mr. McArdle is responsible for selecting the lectures that are produced, the logistics behind bringing them to our audiences, and crossing a divide of interesting and topical issues. He answers questions from the audience and provides a behind the scenes look at C-SPAN's most popular podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

George Washington University lecturer Bell Julian Clement discussed American poverty policy and how the Johnson Administration's Great Society program sought to provide economic security to the poorest Americans. George Washington University is located in Washington, D.C. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

University of Washington lecturer Ross Coen discussed the development of the Oregon Country and how the United States and Britain divided the Northwest Coast. The University of Washington is located in Seattle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

N.C. State professor Chris Laws taught a class about North Carolina native Worth Bagley, who was the first U.S. soldier to die during the Spanish-American War in 1898. Bagley was celebrated as a national hero and his death was seen as a key moment in reconciliation in the decades after the Civil War. North Carolina State University is located in Raleigh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Professor Fawn-Amber Montoya talked about the Ludlow coal miners' strike and massacre that took place in the early 20th century in Colorado. She follows the story of a few mining families, many of whom died when the Colorado National Guard burned the tent city where the strikers and their families were living. She also described the modern memorial and how the event has been remembered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Professor Stephen Berry talked about coroners in the 19th century South. He discussed the role of a coroner as an agent of the state and talked about the records created from coroner inquests. He argued that coroners can shed light on the emerging patterns of death within a society and spot potential threats to public health such as diseases or a lack of industrial safety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Professor Maria Cristina Garcia talks about the United States' refugee policy since World War II. She speaks about qualifications to be a refugee and how those have changed as well as legislation governing quotas and procedures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, you'll meet Ilyon Woo, author of a new bestseller-- "Master Slave, Husband Wife." She recounts the harrowing journey of self-emancipation made by two enslaved Georgians--William and Ellen Craft -- in 1848. Disguised as a wealthy disabled white man traveling with his enslaved servant, the Crafts left Georgia via public conveyances, avoiding slave traders, law enforcement, and curious fellow passengers in their successful effort to gain freedom. Becoming popular speakers on the lecture circuit, they found themselves hunted by slavecatchers after the passage of the Fugitive Slave Law in 1850. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices