Describes the techniques of grappling as used in the martial arts, discussing the power of leverage and the science of weight and momentum, and looks at three martial arts forms that emphasize grappling, including judo, aikido, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
This book traces the history of African American people whose mission was to end racial discrimination, such as Booker T. Washington, William E.B. DuBois, Ida Wells-Barnett, the Tuskegee Airmen, Jackie Robinson, and other African Americans.
This book describes the history of Hispanics from Mexico, the Caribbean islands, Central America, and South America as they became immigrants to the United States and how they quickly became a growing minority in the United States.
This book traces the history of forces that gave hope to American slaves and also the history of forces that kept slavery going, and the deep divisions of belief which led to the Civil War.