Director: Denzel Washington

Writers: Robert Eisele; Jeffrey Porro

Keywords: Drama, Biography

Biopic tells the tale of Wiley College professor Melvin B. Tolson and his debate team's unprecedented run of success.

ABSTRACT
Melvin B. Tolson, ambitious debate coach and professor at Texas's "Negro" Wiley College in the 1930s, aspires to assemble a debate team capable of competing with white-dominated schools in an age where Jim Crow laws reign supreme. The Great Debaters follows Tolson as he works against daunting odds brought about by institutionalized racial prejudice to form a squad that would ultimately compete against Harvard University's 47th annual debate team.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Kimberly Elise	Actor	17-Apr-1967		Diary of a Mad Black Woman
John Heard	Actor	7-Mar-1945	21-Jul-2017	The Pelican Brief
Sharon Jones	Singer	4-May-1956	18-Nov-2016	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Gina Ravera	Actor	20-May-1966		Det. Irene Daniels on The Closer
Jurnee Smollett	Actor	1-Oct-1986		Lisa Tyler on The Defenders
Denzel Washington	Actor	28-Dec-1954		Training Day
Forest Whitaker	Actor	15-Jul-1961		Ghost Dog

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