The Real Great Debaters

THE REAL GREAT DEBATERS OF WILEY COLLEGE delves into the real-life events that inspired the film THE GREAT DEBATERS and tells the personal stories of the 1935 team, including Professor Melvin B. Tolson and debaters James Farmer, Jr., Henrietta Bell Wells, Nolan Anderson, Hobart Sydney Jarrett, Hamilton Boswell and Henry Heights. The documentary explores the legacy of their achievements, showing how they became major figures in the Civil Rights Movement. THE REAL GREAT DEBATERS also chronicles the modern day adventures of today's Wiley College students as they form a new debate team and set out to re-claim the national debate title.