In the Jim Crow south of the 1930s, an all black debate team finds an opportunity they could only dream of: debating a white college debate team. As they string together success after success, they bump into the greatest opportunity of all, debating Harvard. The journey towards this goal is filled with lessons about race, their place in the world, and the tools at their disposal to advocate for themselves.

This week we discuss The Great Debaters, a 2007 film directed and starred in by Denzel Washington. We discuss race, the power of advocacy through debate, and the idea of civil disobedience.

Music by @fyahpundrums

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