‘The Great Debaters’
The Great Debaters is the tale of a professor at an all-black Texas college who in the 1930s formed a debate team that challenged Harvard in a national championship. [Link]
I’m posting the trailer for The Great Debaters (Denzel and Idi Amin) on the theory that, like spelling bees and math Olympiads, debate is a geeky pursuit popular with browns. And for Denzel’s line, ‘Debate is blood sport. You must destroy your opponent…’
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on Tuesday, December 4th, 2007, 5:33 pm in Film, Humor, Video clips › 
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that’s challenged AND beat Harvard.(link)
i’m excited to see this film. but i bet it’s probably not going to get as much publicity as it should.
Thanks Manish, cant wait to see this film..I love debating and debaters.
i will be at the theater on christmas day when this is released!! btw, the 40 year old debater rocks ;-)
Is there any self respecting desi who has not been an ace debater?
or really a master-(de)bater