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Open Yale Courses - David Blight
HIST 119
The Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1845-1877
Professor David Blight. Open Yale Courses. The causes, course, and consequences of the American Civil War, from the 1840s to 1877. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
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4.7 stars from 443 ratings
This is by far the most comprehensive and invaluable podcast on American history I have come across. I am forever grateful for access to Mr. Blight’s master class and have no doubt I will return to it time and time again. Absolutely stunning level of in depth level research available at zero cost!
I via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 11/30/23
Great Lecture Series
Captivating. I binge-listened to this.
yttap via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 05/14/23
David Blight is one of our finest historians. If you’re interested in the antebellum period, the coming of the Civil War, and Reconstruction, this is for you. Also listen to Eric Diner’s lectures on Reconstruction.
PJSSSSSSS via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 06/18/22
Recent Episodes
Professor Blight finishes his lecture series with a discussion of the legacies of the Civil War. Since the nineteenth century, Blight suggests, there have been three predominant strains of Civil War memory, which Blight defines as reconciliationist, white supremacist, and emancipationist. The war...
Published 08/25/17
Having dealt with the role of violence and the Supreme Court in bringing about the end of Reconstruction in his last lecture, Professor Blight now turns to the role of national electoral politics, focusing in particular on the off-year Congressional election of 1874 and the Presidential election...
Published 08/25/17
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