A complete summary of the 2007 filmThe Great Debaters?!
Question: My biology teacher didn't let us finish watching the whole movie, despite the fact we still gotta write a two page essay (Microsoft Word) Could someone give me a summary that's worth two pages? Thank you
Answers: My biology teacher didn't let us finish watching the whole movie, despite the fact we still gotta write a two page essay (Microsoft Word) Could someone give me a summary that's worth two pages? Thank you
It's 1:30 in the morning here so the best I can do is copy and paste from the web. Here's the plot:
The film, based on a true story, revolves around the efforts of debate coach Melvin B. Tolson (Denzel Washington) at historically black Wiley College to place his team on equal footing with whites in the American south during the 1930s, when lynch mobs and Jim Crow laws abounded. The Jim Crow laws (named after "Jump Jim Crow", a song-and-dance caricature of African Americans) were state and local laws enacted in the Southern and border states of the United States and enforced between 1876 and 1965. They mandated "separate but equal" status for black Americans. In reality, this led to treatment and accommodations that were almost always inferior to those provided for white Americans. The Jim Crow period or the Jim Crow era refers to the time during which this practice occurred. The most important laws required that public schools, public places and public transportation have separate buildings, toilets, and restaurants for whites and blacks. The Wiley team eventually succeeds to the point at which they are able to take part in a debate with Harvard University.