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Feb 29, 2024 · In real life, the Wiley College Debate Team didn’t enter a debate with Harvard University during the 30s. Instead, in 1935, the Wiley students competed against national champions, the University of Southern California, which resulted in an almost comparable victory.
Feb 29, 2024 · He adopted Gandhian principles as a civil rights activist— a detail that became the thematic center for the film’s climactic showdown between Wiley College and Harvard University, referencing the real-life individual behind the character.
Dec 3, 2021 · 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...
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In the movie the Wiley team is shown beating Harvard University - a victory believed to have taken place in one of the opening rounds of the championship.
The Great Debaters is a 2007 American historical drama film directed by Denzel Washington from a screenplay by Robert Eisele and based on a 1997 article for American Legacy by Tony Scherman. The film follows the trials and tribulations of the Wiley College debate team in 1935 Texas.
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Jan 2, 2008 · For dramatic purposes the setting of the climactic debate has been changed in the movie to Harvard from the University of Southern California, where it actually took place.
