Lectures in History show

Lectures in History

Summary: Join students in college classrooms to hear lectures on topics ranging from the American Revolution to 9-11.

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 Cold War Jazz Diplomacy in Africa | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:53:36

U.S. Air Force Academy instructor Capt. Jeffrey Copeland teaches a class on the use of American Jazz musicians as State Department-sponsored "ambassadors" in Africa during the Cold War.

 Latinos and the Civil Rights Movement | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:24:54

Bakersfield College professor Oliver Rosales teaches a class on Latinos, the Delano grape strike of the mid-1960s, and their place in the larger Civil Rights movement of the period.

 Sea Power During World War I | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:52:30

U.S. Air Force Academy professor Chuck Steele teaches a class on the role of sea power during World War I.

 Native American History | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:16:12

Dartmouth College professor Colin Calloway leads a seminar for high school teachers on Native American history from the Colonial era through westward expansion.

 Native American History | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:16:12

Dartmouth College professor Colin Calloway leads a seminar for high school teachers on Native American history from the Colonial era through westward expansion.

 Origins of the Gay Rights Movement | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:53:06

George Washington University professor Chad Heap teaches a class about the origins of the gay rights movement.

 America's Cold War Refugee Policy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:11:42

Duke University professor Gunther Peck teaches a class on America's immigration policy toward refugees during the Cold War.

 1944 Presidential Election | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:56:00

Liberty University professor Michael Davis talks about the 1944 Presidential Election, in which President Franklin D. Roosevelt, challenged by New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey, sought his fourth term in office.

 Cold War Educational Film | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:46:00

Virginia Commonwealth University professor Karen Rader teaches a class on mid-20th century educational films used teach students about nuclear warfare and science.

 Henry Wirz and Andersonville Prison | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:58:36

State University of New York at Buffalo professor Carole Emberton teaches a class about Andersonville Prison, the Confederate Civil War military prison where 13,000 Union soldiers died, and the trial of its commander, Henry Wirz.

 Henry Wirz and Andersonville Prison | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:58:36

State University of New York at Buffalo professor Carole Emberton teaches a class about Andersonville Prison, the Confederate Civil War military prison where 13,000 Union soldiers died, and the trial of its commander, Henry Wirz.

 Atomic Bomb Use in World War II | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:14:54

American University history professor Peter Kuznick teaches a class on the development and use of the atomic bomb during World War II.

 Culture During the Great Depression | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:51:30

Bob Jones University professor Carl Abrams teaches a class on American culture during the Great Depression era. He describes changes to family life, the role of religion, and the rise of Hollywood film.

 Women in the Late-19th Century | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:06:30

Boston College professor Heather Cox Richardson teaches a class on the new roles women assumed in the workforce and in politics during the late-19th century.

 Cultural Heritage and Confederate Monuments | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:05:00

University of Georgia professor Scott Nesbit teaches a class on historic preservation and the debate over southern cultural heritage sites, such as Confederate monuments and markers.

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