The Ancient Romans made their conquered countries pay tribute.

In fact, this educator, lawyer, editor, composer, author, poet, and diplomat [James Weldon Johnson] would become a sturdy fulcrum for black America's transition in 1916 from the softspoken conformity and accommodation of the Booker T. Washington era to a vigorous militant idealism that targeted no less than full equality.

Every other day they would spend half of the training hours on the battle pitch.

Is this the field? Not in our book, it isn't.