The Great Debaters

The Great Debaters took place in the American South during the 1930s,

Also took place in Texas, during the great depression.
The Great Debaters is a movie about African American kids trying to be difrrent then just any blacks.
One of the students James L. Farmer Jr was a 14 year old boy, a boy who got on the debate team after just completing high school.
A nother well known student was the first women to be on the debate team
Samantha Booke with an E. She was know as the first lady to be on the debate team at Wiley college in 1930.
Melvin B Tolson was the debate teacher, very much known for debating well.
The students he pick from the flok of his class, he knew they had it to make it far and succeed..The student went far even throught the racism,hurt,and struggle.They defeated one of the most difficult team their was "Harvard College"
they we undefeated and challenged..
Famouse lines.
"doing what you "have to do" in order that we "can do" what we "want to do."

Samantha Booke,Henry Lowe, James L. Farmer Jr ,Hamilton Burgess