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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 ]
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."
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 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
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The 2007 motion picture The Great Debaters was based on an article about the Wiley College 1935 debate team that appeared in the Spring 1997 issue. [5] As of 2007, the magazine had circulation of 500,000, 80 percent of which was free distribution via schools, black churches, and other organizations. [4]
The plot section of this article does not discuss the actual plot of the movie and focuses too much on the plot elements. Someone should update this with a plot summary. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.72.36.126 ( talk ) 19:49, 9 December 2017 (UTC) [ reply ]
The Great Debate (Canadian TV series), a Canadian television series (1974–1983) "The Great Debate", a song by Dream Theater from their 2002 album Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence; The Great Debate (American TV series), a VH1 program (2009) The Great Debate (British TV series), a Sky News programme (2022–present)