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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 ]
The 1930 Wiley College debate team. Wells is in the center of the front row. Henrietta Bell Wells (October 11, 1912 – February 27, 2008) was the first female member of the debate team at historically Black Wiley College in Texas. She was born Henrietta Pauline Bell on the banks of Buffalo Bayou in Houston, Texas to a West Indian single mother.
The 2007 biographical film The Great Debaters is about the Wiley College debate team coached by Melvin B. Tolson. [91] The 2017 young-adult novel Dear Martin, by Nic Stone, follows the captain of a high school debate team as he responds to racial discrimination within his school. [92]
In a debate, opposing arguments are put forward to argue for opposing viewpoints. Subcategories This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total.
The Debaters is a Canadian radio comedy show currently hosted by Steve Patterson. It airs on CBC Radio One. Each episode typically features two debates between two pairs of debaters. The topics are deliberately comedic, with the winner chosen by audience reaction at the end of the debate.
Great Debate may refer to The Great Debate, also called the Samye Debate, the Council of Lhasa or the Council of Samye, a decisive debate in Tibetan Buddhism from 792 to 794; The Great Debates of 1858, the Lincoln–Douglas debates; Great Debates (international relations), a series of disagreements between international relations scholars
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He was a member of the 1997–98 state champion Great Bridge wrestling team and was a state champion 135-pound (61 kg) wrestler who placed third in the High School National Wrestling Championships, while becoming a high school All-American. [1] [6] [7] [8] Parker earned a full scholarship to wrestle at Penn State University. [9]