i think the unimaginable that they had their was the cold war, ,uclear war, lack of democracy the continuation of the rampant racism in america at the time. that scared them and that moved them to organize and get people to join. >> this weekend, we're featuring the history of port huron, michigan. to learn more about port huron and other stops on the cities c-span.org/citiestour. who watching american history tv. the weekend, our road to white house coverage takes you to the green party political convention in houston. 9:00 pm eastern, city acceptance speeches from nomineespresidential for the green party. watch any time at c-span.org. >> up next on american history back -- derekek .eck discusses his book in this hour-long talk in new details ther. back strategies on both sides of the conflict that took place in and around of boston, massachusetts prior to the convention. >> tonight, we are delighted to derek beck. derek has always had a passion for military history which inspired him to start his career in the u.s. air force. he has served as an officer. in 2005, he earned a masters of scien