" The time for freedom is now" ( Cinematic Series - The Great Debaters)

Being a debater myself, movie 'The Great Debaters' moved me a lot. And every time I watch it, I love it more. This is what Wikipedia has said about this movie -

Based on a true story, the plot revolves around the efforts of debate coach Mr. Tolson at Wiley College, a Historically Black College, to place his team on equal footing with whites in the American South during the 1930s, when Jim Crow laws were common and lynch mobs were a fear for blacks. The Wiley team eventually succeeds to the point where they are able to debate Harvard University. This was their 47th annual debate team.( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Debaters )

Critics have talked a lot about direction, acting, script, and everything. I am not an expert on it. So I will prefer to narrate the things that shook me, struck me like a hammer. First of all, the concept of debate to highlight the issue of racism that prevailed in America is extraordinarily innovative and great. This is because colored people fighting through debate forum, having only words as their weapons when whites around them had lethal weapons to murder and lynch them. 

The second thing which touched me a lot is the nature of debates. Logic is generally considered as the basis of any debate. One logic rebuts the opposite logic. Whereas here what I found out was the beautiful blend of emotions and logic by the debaters of Wiley College. And this is very instinctive and unavoidable. One can't expect colored people debating simply for the sake of victory in debate competition. Their competition was not just for medals but for survival, for dignity, for respect. And such situations trigger your emotions as well which is pretty natural and beautiful. 

And the last but not the least is about Samantha Booke. She is the only lady member of the debate team in the history of unbeatable Willey College Team. Her way of arguments clearly highlights the double gravity of her pains. Why double? Because she is not just colored but also a lady. In the USA of that time being colored was a crime, and being a colored lady was a double crime. Her grace, presence, and sensibilities are awful.