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  1. Mar 24, 2014 · The Great Debaters (2007) Trailer. Trailers and Movieclips. 3.86K subscribers. Subscribed. 651. 85K views 10 years ago.

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  2. Jan 4, 2017 · The Great Debaters 2007 trailer - "Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker"A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas.

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  3. Apr 17, 2021 · The team of four, which includes a female student and a very young James Farmer, is tested in a crucible heated by Jim Crow, sexism, a lynch mob, an arrest and near riot, a love affair, jealousy ...

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  4. Dec 25, 2007 · 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.

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    • Denzel Washington
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  5. Poet and professor Melvin B. Tolson (Denzel Washington) teaches at the predominately black Wiley College in 1935 Texas. He decides to start a debate team, something nearly unheard of at a black...

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  6. 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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  8. The Great Debaters is inspired by the remarkable story of Wiley College's winning debate team of the early 1930s. Set against the backdrop of the Jim Crow South, The Great Debaters chronicles the journey of the Wiley College debate team -- coached by the brilliant and passionate professor Melvin B. Tolson ( Denzel Washington ).

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