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Posted: 7/23/2009
A clip from The Great Debaters where the debate coach (Denzel Washington) test their knowledge. watch
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Length: 02:31
Posted: 7/23/2009
Set against the backdrop of the Jim Crow South and inspired by a true story, The Great Debaters chronicles the journey of a brilliant but volatile coach (Denzel Washington) who uses the power of words to shape a group of underdog students from a small, modest black college in East Texas into an elite debate team while challenging the social mores of the time, culminating with a groundbreaking invitation to debate Harvard's championship team. watch
Inspired by the remarkable story of Wiley Colleges 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 teamcoached by the brilliant and passionate professor Melvin B. Tolson (Denzel Washington). It was Tolsons recognition that the power of knowledge is the greatest advantage of all, which brought these students from underdogs to victors in a time when more than the odds were against them. watch