Gotta feel bad for him 🥲 The Great Debaters (2007) is based on the true story of a debate team from Wiley College, a small, historically Black college in 1930s Texas. Under the guidance of passionate professor Melvin B. Tolson (played by Denzel Washington), the team trains rigorously to challenge racial norms and prove their intellectual prowess in a segregated society. Tolson pushes his students not only to excel academically but also to confront injustice through knowledge and argument. As th