Lectures in History

Wheaton College history professor Tracy McKenzie teaches a class on the evolving Northern war aims, between unionism and emancipation, during the Civil War.

University of Illinois professor Mireya Loza talks about Latino labor movements during the mid-20th century. She discusses the "bracero" program which brought thousands of Mexicans to the U.S. as guest workers.

Professor Robert Paulett talks about Caribbean sugar and its role in the development of Britain's Atlantic colonies, especially in regards to ideas of race and slavery in the 1600s.

George Mason University professor Joseph Genetin-Pilawa teaches a class on post-Civil War westward expansion, and how it affected Native Americans and federal Indian policy.

Emory University professors Hank Klibanoff and Brett Gadsden talk about the intersection of Civil Rights politics and violence in mid-20th century Georgia.

Cornell University professor Maria Cristina Garcia talks about the United States' refugee policy since World War II.

UCLA history professor Joan Waugh teaches a class on the rise of baseball as a national activity, spectator event, and business.

Indiana University history professor Michael McGerr talks about women and feminism in 1960-70s popular music. This program contains language that some viewers may find offensive.

Victor Hanson, a professor emeritus of Classics at California State University, Fresno, lectures to a history class on masters and commanders during World War II.

Victor Hanson, a professor emeritus of Classics at California State University, Fresno, lectures to a history class on masters and commanders during World War II.