The Great Debaters Essay
The movie “The Great Debaters” has a huge impact on African American students. This movie was based on the 1930s when colleges were segregated. Forest Whitaker was a preacher in the Methodist church. In the beginning of the movie he gave a speech. He preaches, “I believe we are the most privileged people in America because we have the most important job in America, the education of our young people”. These young people he speaks of are the young African American students. Our leaders are the most privileged people in America. For example, our teachers, preachers, parents and etc. Forest Whitaker says” this is the most important job”, because one day their children will be the future leaders of America. Forest Whitaker believes they are the
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I was inspired when I saw Samantha Booke become the first lady to join the debate team. Females are typically underestimated. She was in fact one of the main leaders on the debate team. Samantha had one debate about how “Negros should be admitted into State universities”. This particular part of the movie spoke to me. She states that “lacking a Negros admission to a state university is not only wrong, it is absurd. The negro people are not just a color in the American fabric, they are the thread that holds it all together”. Samantha is trying to get people to understand that African Americans should be admitted to any college and have a just as much to offer as any other attendee; their skin color or ethnic background shouldn’t matter.. What matters is the fact that we all want an education. Samantha questions her audience saying “Well would you kindly tell me, when is that day going to come…the time for justice, the time for freedom, and the time for equality, is always, right now! Whites are getting more money to spend on education than African Americans are. Why must colored people get the short end of the stick? Everyone should all be equal, because at the end of the day, they are all trying to get an education. Samantha stood up for not only African Americas but more importantly, female African Americans. She is an inspiration! Another one of my favorite scenes was the last debate at Harvard. In this scene, one teammate
I was inspired when I saw Samantha Booke become the first lady to join the debate team. Females are typically underestimated. She was in fact one of the main leaders on the debate team. Samantha had one debate about how “Negros should be admitted into State universities”. This particular part of the movie spoke to me. She states that “lacking a Negros admission to a state university is not only wrong, it is absurd. The negro people are not just a color in the American fabric, they are the thread that holds it all together”. Samantha is trying to get people to understand that African Americans should be admitted to any college and have a just as much to offer as any other attendee; their skin color or ethnic background shouldn’t matter.. What matters is the fact that we all want an education. Samantha questions her audience saying “Well would you kindly tell me, when is that day going to come…the time for justice, the time for freedom, and the time for equality, is always, right now! Whites are getting more money to spend on education than African Americans are. Why must colored people get the short end of the stick? Everyone should all be equal, because at the end of the day, they are all trying to get an education. Samantha stood up for not only African Americas but more importantly, female African Americans. She is an inspiration! Another one of my favorite scenes was the last debate at Harvard. In this scene, one teammate