. >> "bloody lowndes" civil rights and black power in alabama's black belt, hasan kwame jeffries. what is your day job? >> guest: assistant at ohio state university. african american history, civil rights movement, black power and also in u.s. history. >> host: and this is your first book? published by new york press. >> guest: absolutely. >> rick steves author travel guide for europe and many european countries talks about his recent trip to iran. mr. stevens who was in iran filming a pbs special says the country is the most poorly understood place he has ever visited. the event hosted by the commonwealth club in palo alto california is one hour and 20 minutes. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you. well, it's great to be here, normally when i talked to a group like this i'm talking about europe. people know me because i make tv shows on the guide book. i went to iran for none of those reasons. i went to iran because i think you should know people before you bomb them. [applause] you know, sometimes it's necessary to bomb people and kill them i guess but i think it's bad