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"1930s: Controversial and temperamental debate coach, Professor Melvin Tolson (Denzel Washington) is determined to challenge the status quo of the time, using unconventional and ferocious teaching methods to shape a debate team at Wiley College, a small African American university in Texas. Fighting against all odds and paving their way to success, the team reaches a pivotal moment when they ...
The Great Debaters (2007) Directed by: Denzel Washington Premise: The true story of Melvin B. Tolson (Denzel Washington) a professor at Wiley College in the 1930s who formed a debate team that used rhetoric and the spoken word to challenge Jim Crow laws and eventually participate in the first interracial debate tournament.
A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school's first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship.
The Great Debaters. Disponible en Pluto TV, Prime Video, Tubi TV, iTunes, Amazon Freevee. Basada en la historia real de Melvin B.Tolson, un profesor del Wiley College históricamente negro en el este de Texas. Drama 2007 2 h 7 min.
Dec 24, 2007 · 'The Great Debaters' Denzel Washington directs and stars in a formulaic but well-acted drama about a debate team from a historically black college competing against a white college in 1935 ...
So, in the spirit of tomorrow, I introduce to you, today, the debaters from Wiley College: Samantha Booke and Mr. James Farmer, Jr. Mr. Farmer will argue the first affirmative. James Farmer, Jr : Resolved: Civil disobedience is a moral weapon in the fight for justice .
