Henrietta Bell Wells - Wikipedia
WEBThe character Samantha Booke in the 2007 movie, The Great Debaters, played by Jurnee Smollett, was loosely based on Wells. Wells stated that she had told Denzel Washington, who directed the film, to also play her team's coach, Melvin B. Tolson, in the film. [3]
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WEBFeb 29, 2024 · Unlike certain other aspects of ‘The Great Debaters,’ Jurnee Smollett’s character, Samantha Booke, is not directly based on a real-life person. Instead, one of Tolson’s former students, Henrietta Bell Wells, loosely inspired her character.
The Great Debaters - Wikipedia
WEBAnother character on the team, Samantha Booke, is based on the real individual Henrietta Bell Wells, acclaimed poet and the only female member of the 1930 Wiley team who participated in the first collegiate interracial debate in the US.
The Great Debaters (2007) - Jurnee Smollett as Samantha Booke - IMDb
WEBSamantha : [after James protests his inability to debate with Samantha or Henry] James, you're the best researcher I've ever seen. We couldn't do this without you.
The Great Debaters (2007) - Plot - IMDb
WEBFarmer Sr accidentally hits a farmer's pig with his car & is humiliated in front of his family & is forced to pay his entire month's salary to escape with his life. Henry & Samantha have a thing for each other & Farmer Jr (all of 14 years) has a crush on Samantha.
The Great Debaters (2007) - Samantha Booke with an E - YouTube
WEBA drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school's first debate team...
The Great Debaters’ True Story, Explained - The Cinemaholic
WEBFeb 29, 2024 · Likewise, Samantha Booke, a loose interpretation of Henrietta Bell Wells, shares the latter’s status as the first female debater on the team. Yet, unlike Booke, Wells only debated for a year after her initial appointment in 1930.
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WEBDec 24, 2007 · Her name is Samantha Booke and in the film, which is set at Wiley College in eastern Texas during the Great Depression, she becomes the first woman selected by debate coach Melvin B. Tolson to...
Resolved: We take the affirmative on the American Way - Roger Ebert
WEBDec 24, 2007 · “The Great Debaters” is about an underdog debate team that wins a national championship, and some critics have complained that it follows the formula of all sports movies by leading up, through great adversity, to a victory at the end. So it does.
The Great Debaters (2007) - IMDb
WEBWith Denzel Washington, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker. A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school's first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship.
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