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Katarina Keane of the University of Maryland teaches a class about how modern advertising, with professional executives, brand slogans, and product packaging, emerged in the early 20th century
Topics: Lectures in History, Television Program
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University of Texas at Arlington professor Stephanie Cole taught a class on the life and work of antebellum social reformer Lucretia Mott. She was a leading advocate in a number of mid-19th century causes, including abolition and women's rights. Professor Cole argued Lucretia Mott was a "radical" in her time because she challenged the conventional norms of women's roles in everything from Christianity to marriage. The University of Texas at Arlington provided this video. Sponsor:...
Topics: Lectures in History Antebellum Social Reformer Lucretia Mott, Television Program
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University of Southern Mississippi professor Andrew Wiest, with the help of a local veteran John Young, taught a class about the Vietnam War, focusing on the Mekong Delta. Professor Wiest laid out the strategic importance of the area and John Young described what it was like fighting there. Sponsor: University of Southern Mississippi
Topics: Lectures in History Andrew Wiest on the Vietnam War, Television Program
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John Dean, former White House counsel to President Nixon and now Barry Goldwater Chair of American Institutions at Arizona State University, teaches a class on Watergate and the discovery of the Nixon White House taping system
Topics: Lectures in History, Television Program
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Emory University professor Carol Anderson taught a class about efforts in the early 1960s to register African American voters in Mississippi. She described some of the leaders of the movement, their tactics and the opposition they faced from segregationists. Sponsor: Emory University
Topics: Lectures in History 1960s African American Voter Registration, Television Program
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Chapman University history professor Jennifer Keene looks at myths about America's involvement in World War I
Topics: Lectures in History, Television Program
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DePaul University professor Mark Pohlad taught a class on representations of President Abraham Lincoln in art and photographs. He described how images of Lincoln might reach different audiences, such as engravings printed in newspapers that could be more widely circulated than a single painting or photograph. Sponsor: DePaul University
Topics: Lectures in History Abraham Lincoln in Art & Photographs, Television Program
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Virginia Commonwealth University professor Karen Rader teaches a class on mid-20th century educational films used teach students about nuclear warfare and science
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Washington University in St. Louis professors Margaret Garb and Eric Mumford taught a class about the development of skyscrapers in the late-19th century. First, Professor Garb examined the economic, political and cultural forces that fueled the boom in their construction. Later in the class, Professor Mumford looked at the urban planning trends and technical advancements that made skyscrapers both possible and practicable. Sponsor: Washington University in St. Louis
Topics: Lectures in History Late-19th Century Development of Skyscrapers, Television Program
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Topics: Lectures in History Jonathan Barth on the Presidency of Andrew Jackson, Television Program
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Mistaken Identities: Creed Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah says we overestimate scripture in our view of faith
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Marshall University professor Kat Williams talks about life on the home front during World War II and rise of women's baseball leagues
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Duke University professor Gunther Peck teaches a class on America's immigration policy toward refugees during the Cold War
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Boston University professor Nina Silber and her class discuss the roles and lives of women during the Civil War, with a focus on female slaves
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Clemson University professor Roger Grant talks about the history of American transportation and the rise of interurban electric rail at the end of the 19th and early 20th century
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Florida State University history professor Andrew Frank delivers a speech on the Creek Indians and the First Seminole War.
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John Dean, former White House counsel to President Nixon and now Barry Goldwater Chair of American Institutions at Arizona State University, teaches a class on Watergate and the discovery of the Nixon White House taping system
Topics: Lectures in History, Television Program
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Duquesne University president Ken Gormley taught a class looking at constitutional issues that arose during the presidencies of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. He gave particular focus to the Watergate investigation and questions of control over Nixon's secretly recorded White House tapes, as well as issues surrounding Ford's pardon of Nixon following the 37th president's resignation in August 1974. Duquesne University moved its classes online due to the coronavirus pandemic, and video of the...
Topics: Lectures in History Nixon, Ford & the Constitution, Television Program
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American University history professor Peter Kuznick teaches a class on the development and use of the atomic bomb during World War II
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University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee visiting professor John Prevas taught a class at IMG Academy about the First and Second amendments to the U.S. Constitution, using court cases to demonstrate how these rights have been interpreted. Located in Bradenton, Florida, IMG Academy is a college preparatory boarding school focused on student-athletes. Mr. Prevas teaches at the school as part of IMG Academy's partnership with the University of South Florida to offer certain students courses...
Topics: Lectures in History First & Second Amendment Court Cases, Television Program
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University of Michigan history of medicine professor Joel Howell talks about U.S. government human-radiation experiments during the Cold War.
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Florida State University history professor Andrew Frank delivers a speech on the Creek Indians and the First Seminole War.
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Prejudice towards immigrants in the 19th century is discussed.
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Iowa State University professor Carlton Basmajian talks about the Northwest Ordinance, which was an act of Congress in 1787 to organize and govern the newly acquired territory from the Ohio River to the Mississippi
Topics: Lectures in History, Television Program
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Dartmouth College professor Colin Calloway leads a seminar for high school teachers on Native American history from the Colonial era through westward expansion
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University of Southern Mississippi professor Andrew Wiest, with the help of a local veteran John Young, teaches a class about the Vietnam War, focusing on the Mekong Delta.
Topics: Lectures in History, Television Program
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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
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Historian and author Joseph Ellis leads a seminar for high-school teachers on the early years of the Revolutionary War through the letters of John and Abigail Adams. This is the second of a two-part lecture.
Topics: Lectures in History, Television Program
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Professor Thomas Balcerski talks about the culture of Congress in the Antebellum Era, how members of Congress in the early 1800s bonded across party lines, and how those friendships evolved as the Civil War approached
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University of Minnesota professor Erika Lee talks about Asian immigration to the West coast from 1830 to 1930, including the role of San Francisco Bay's Angel Island in the 20th century
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Clemson University professor C. Bradley Thompson teaches a class about the preamble of the Declaration of Independence. Examining it line by line, he talks about the "self-evident" truths enumerated by the Founding Fathers and explores what the they may have intended by their word choices. Sponsor: Clemson University
Topics: Lectures in History Preamble of the Declaration of Independence, Television Program
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Temple University professor Bryant Simon talks about Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign, focusing on the racial issues of the time
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Historian and author Joseph Ellis leads a seminar for high-school teachers on the early years of the Revolutionary War through the letters of John and Abigail Adams. This is the second of a two-part lecture.
Topics: Lectures in History, Television Program
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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
Topics: Lectures in History, Television Program
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Indiana University professor John Bodnar talks about the idea of "sexual freedom" in the 1950s and the beginning of dissent against Cold War-era moral values
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Historian and author Joseph Ellis leads a seminar for high-school teachers on the early years of the Revolutionary War through the letters of John and Abigail Adams. This is the second of a two-part lecture.
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor William G. Thomas III taught a class on some of the lawsuits brought by enslaved people who sued for their freedom in the antebellum period. He outlined the different legal arguments they used and emphasized how most suits affected not just one person, but entire families. Sponsor: University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Topics: Lectures in History Slaves Suing for Their Freedom, Television Program
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Temple University professor Bryant Simon talks about Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign, focusing on the racial issues of the time
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Dartmouth College professor Colin Calloway leads a seminar for high school teachers on Native American history from the Colonial era through westward expansion
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West Virginia University professor Kevin Gooding teaches a class on the Puritans in early colonial America and the idea of religious freedom, in particular how the Puritans dealt with those who dissented from the group's beliefs and codes
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Topics: Lectures in History The Civil War in the Fall of 1864, Television Program
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University of Virginia professor Gary Gallagher teaches a class on Civil War memory and how people in the North and South have interpreted the legacy of the conflict from the post-war era to the present day. Sponsor: University of Virginia
Topics: Lectures in History Civil War Memory, Television Program
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University of Chicago professor Jane Dailey taught a class about the 1968 presidential election as well as protests over the Vietnam War and other issues during Richard Nixon's first term. She covers the unrest in Chicago during the Democratic National Convention, gives background on each of the presidential candidates and outlines the lead-up to the Watergate break-in Sponsor: University of Chicago
Topics: Lectures in History 1968 Election & Richard Nixon's First Term, Television Program
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East Tennessee State University professor Tom Lee taught a class about the South's influence on national culture in the 1970s. He highlighted the political importance of the region during Jimmy Carter's presidential campaign, noted the shift in migration to the South, and the rise of such things as NASCAR, country music and Southern Living magazine. Sponsor: East Tennessee State University
Topics: Lectures in History The South and National Culture in the 1970s, Television Program
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Holy Cross Professor Edward O'Donnell discusses the prejudice many immigrants faced in the 19th century.
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Baylor University professor David Smith taught a class about the growth of the internationalist worldview in 1890s America. He argued that economic, moral and political impulses caused Americans to consider a larger role in the world for their nation. Smith then detailed the actions they took, such pursuing missionary work, arguing for the expansion of the navy, and searching for new economic markets. Sponsor: Baylor University
Topics: Lectures in History 1890s Growing American Internationalism, Television Program
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Professor Tyler Boulware discusses Indian slave trade in the South between 1670 and 1720.
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U.S. Army Command and General Staff College professor Richard Faulkner taught a class on the Vietnam War, focusing on the Tet Offensive in 1968 though the U.S. withdrawal in the early 1970s. He described how military objectives, domestic politics, and public opinion changed because of the Tet campaign. He also talked about Richard Nixon's victory in the 1968 presidential election, and how this resulted in a gradual removal of U.S. troops and a shift in responsibility to the South Vietnamese...
Topics: Lectures in History Tet Offensive to Vietnam War's End, Television Program
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