Civil War 150 Multimedia

 

This section contains a collection of Civil War podcasts from the Gilder Lehrman Institute as well as thirteen audio clips of dramatic readings of documents featured in the Civil War 150 traveling exhibition.

Civil War 150  Podcast Videos

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What Caused the Civil War?

What Caused the Civil War?

Edward L. Ayers

Harriet Beecher Stowe: Uncle Tom’s Cabin Q&A

Harriet Beecher Stowe: Uncle Tom’s Cabin Q&A

David Reynolds

Harriet Beecher Stowe: Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Harriet Beecher Stowe: Uncle Tom’s Cabin

David Reynolds

Lincoln, Slavery, and Nineteenth-Century Abolition

Lincoln, Slavery, and Nineteenth-Century Abolition

David Brion Davis

The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery

The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery

Eric Foner

In Pursuit of Equity: Women, Men, and the Quest for Economic Citizenship in 20th-Century America

In Pursuit of Equity: Women, Men, and the Quest for Economic Citizenship in 20th-Century America

Alice Kessler-Harris

The Politics of Reconstruction

The Politics of Reconstruction

Eric Foner

The Civil War in Context: Slavery, Economics, and Politics

The Civil War in Context: Slavery, Economics, and Politics

Edward Ayers

The Legal Battle for Racial Equality, 1787–1954

The Legal Battle for Racial Equality, 1787–1954

Larry Kramer

The Slaughterhouse Cases

The Slaughterhouse Cases

Larry Kramer

Introduction to Supreme Court Controversies throughout History

Introduction to Supreme Court Controversies throughout History

Larry Kramer

Dred Scott and the Constitutionality of Slavery

Dred Scott and the Constitutionality of Slavery

Larry Kramer

War, Slavery, and Emancipation

War, Slavery, and Emancipation

Stephanie McCurry

Comments on Lincoln Lectures

Comments on Lincoln Lectures

Patricia Clavin

Global Lincoln Roundtable Discussion

Global Lincoln Roundtable Discussion

Richard Blackett, Jorg Nagler, and Peter Onuf

Lincoln, the Civil War, and the British: History and Historiography

Lincoln, the Civil War, and the British: History and Historiography

Lawrence Goldman

Lincoln in Latin America

Lincoln in Latin America

Nicola Miller

Africans’ Appropriations of the Symbolism of Abraham Lincoln

Africans’ Appropriations of the Symbolism of Abraham Lincoln

Kevin Gaines

Russian-American diplomacy During the Civil War

Russian-American diplomacy During the Civil War

Norman Saul

Comments on Lincoln Lectures

Comments on Lincoln Lectures

Patricia Clavin

Hating and Loving the “Real” Abe Lincoln: Lincoln and the American South

Hating and Loving the “Real” Abe Lincoln: Lincoln and the American South

David Blight

Abraham Lincoln’s Inaugural Journey

Abraham Lincoln’s Inaugural Journey

Harold Holzer

Defining the Twentieth Century

Defining the Twentieth Century

Edward L. Ayers

Lincoln at Peoria

Lincoln at Peoria

Lewis Lehrman

Lincoln, Civil Liberties, and the Constitution

Lincoln, Civil Liberties, and the Constitution

Mark Neely

Lincoln and Black Abolitionists

Lincoln and Black Abolitionists

Manisha Sinha

Lincoln’s Family and Childhood

Lincoln’s Family and Childhood

Catherine Clinton

Lincoln and the Rights of Black Americans

Lincoln and the Rights of Black Americans

Eric Foner

Key Moments in American Freedom

Key Moments in American Freedom

Orlando Patterson

African American Abolitionists

African American Abolitionists

Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham

Great Biographies: African American Athletes

Great Biographies: African American Athletes

Henry Louis Gates Jr.

The Civil War in American Memory

The Civil War in American Memory

Gary Gallagher

American History and the World

American History and the World

Thomas Bender

Washington, Grant, Marshall: Three Soldiers and American Ways of War, Part 2: Grant

Washington, Grant, Marshall: Three Soldiers and American Ways of War, Part 2: Grant

Josiah Bunting III

Teaching the Constitution

Teaching the Constitution

Larry Kramer

The American Fascination with the Civil War

The American Fascination with the Civil War

Gary Gallagher

The Effects of the Civil War on the South

The Effects of the Civil War on the South

Edward L. Ayers

Why the Union Won

Why the Union Won

Gary Gallagher

The “Lost Cause”

The “Lost Cause”

Gary Gallagher

What Is the Underground Railroad?

What Is the Underground Railroad?

David Blight

The Importance of Frederick Douglass

The Importance of Frederick Douglass

David Blight

The Emancipation Proclamation

The Emancipation Proclamation

Allen Guelzo

Lincoln’s Views on Slavery

Lincoln’s Views on Slavery

Allen Guelzo

Criticisms of the Emancipation Proclamation

Criticisms of the Emancipation Proclamation

Allen Guelzo

Reconstruction and Citizenship

Reconstruction and Citizenship

Eric Foner

The Changing Views of Reconstruction

The Changing Views of Reconstruction

Eric Foner

1866: The Birth of Civil Rights

1866: The Birth of Civil Rights

Eric Foner

Reconstruction and Its Legacy

Reconstruction and Its Legacy

Eric Foner

Literature Makes History: How Poets Helped End Slavery

Literature Makes History: How Poets Helped End Slavery

James G. Basker

No Party Now: Politics in the Civil War North

No Party Now: Politics in the Civil War North

Adam I.P. Smith

The Civil War

The Civil War

David Blight

John Brown, Abolitionist: The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil Rights

John Brown, Abolitionist: The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil Rights

David Reynolds

Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom

Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom

Catherine Clinton

War between Neighbors: The Coming of the Civil War

War between Neighbors: The Coming of the Civil War

Edward L. Ayers

Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation: The End of Slavery in America

Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation: The End of Slavery in America

Allen Guelzo

Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life

Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life

Richard Carwardine

Generations in Captivity: Slavery in America

Generations in Captivity: Slavery in America

Ira Berlin

The Bondwoman’s Narrative

The Bondwoman’s Narrative

Henry Louis Gates Jr. (Editor)

Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam

Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam

James M. McPherson

Divided Hearts: Britain and the American Civil War

Divided Hearts: Britain and the American Civil War

Richard M. Blackett

Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory

Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory

David Blight

The Cousins’ Wars: Religion, Politics and the Triumph of Anglo-America

The Cousins’ Wars: Religion, Politics and the Triumph of Anglo-America

Kevin Phillips

The Real American Dream: A Meditation on Hope

The Real American Dream: A Meditation on Hope

Andrew Delbanco

Stonewall Jackson: The Man, the Soldier, the Legend

Stonewall Jackson: The Man, the Soldier, the Legend

James I. Robertson

In Hope of Liberty: Northern Free Blacks, 1700–1860

In Hope of Liberty: Northern Free Blacks, 1700–1860

James Oliver Horton and Lois E. Horton

The Eloquent President: A Portrait of Lincoln through His Words

The Eloquent President: A Portrait of Lincoln through His Words

Ronald C. White

Civil War 150  Audio

Click on any audio link below to start playing:

1. Lincoln on Slavery and Government

2. Braxton Bragg to Henry Hunt

3. Mary Kelly to her sister Sarah Gordon

4. The Emancipation Proclamation

5. African American Recruiting Broadside

6. William Woodlin's Diary        

7. The Gettysburg Address        

8. David Smith on Gettysburg        

9. Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address

10. Robert E. Lee's Surrender 

11. Abraham Lincoln to Ulysses S. Grant

12. Jeremiah M. Tate to his sister

13. Lysander Wheeler to his family