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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. [ 2 ]
Denzel Washington's character quoted extensively from the speech in a scene from the 2007 movie The Great Debaters. This is an anachronism, as the movie is set in the 1930s, nearly 40 years before the letter was "discovered".
He argued that debate, as a form of public speaking, required debaters to publicly commit to their positions within a debate round. Quoting Brooks Quimby, a prolific debate coach at Bates College, Murphy claimed that debaters needed to be "men and women of principle" rather than "men and women trained to take either side at the flip of a coin."
“The Great Debaters,” a 2007 film documenting the true story of a radical debate team coach and how he helped an underdog group of Black students take on the Harvard elite
32. Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017) Director: Dan Gilroy Cast: Colin Farrell, Carmen Ejogo, Shelley Hennig, Lynda Gravatt Rating: PG-13 Run Time: 122 minutes Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 55% | IMDb 6.5 ...
If it wasn't for Denzel Washington, the world might've never known about Glen Powell. On the May 19 episode of “Sunday Sitdown with Willie Geist,” Powell reflected on his early acting career ...
Melvin Beaunorus Tolson (February 6, 1898 – August 29, 1966) was an American poet, educator, columnist, and politician. As a poet, he was influenced both by Modernism and the language and experiences of African Americans, and he was deeply influenced by his study of the Harlem Renaissance.
The character Samantha Booke in the 2007 movie, The Great Debaters, played by Jurnee Smollett, was loosely based on Wells. Wells stated that she had told Denzel Washington, who directed the film, to also play her team's coach, Melvin B. Tolson, in the film. [3]