The Great Debaters

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1. #001

   On December 19, 2007, Denzel Washington announced that he would give a $1 million gift to Wiley College so it could re-establish its debate team.

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2. #002

   The film was the first to be allowed to shoot on the Harvard campus since 1979.

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3. #003

   The famous Wiley College debate took place in 1935 and was actually against Southern Cal, not Harvard. Over a 15-year period, the team became famous for losing only 1 of 75 debates.

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4. #004

   Denzel Whitaker, who plays the son of Forest Whitaker's character, is not related to Forest Whitaker or to Denzel Washington. He was, however, named after Denzel Washington.

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5. #005

   The diploma hanging in Dr. James Farmer's study is an original copy given to the art department by Boston University archivist Kara Jackman.

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6. #006

   According to Gail Beil's report "Wiley College's Great Debaters" (February 2008), the debaters encountered multiple lynchings: one while traveling to a debate in Memphis, Tennessee, and another while passing through Carthage, Texas, on the way home from a debate in Beaumont, Texas. The second incident occurred only 48 miles from Wiley College.

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7. #007

   The film was Denzel Washington's fiftieth acting credit and also one of his first roles as a producer.

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8. #008

   Rapper Drake auditioned for a role in the film.

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9. #009

   The film marked Rhiannon Giddens's debut.

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10. #010

    The film marked Nefertara Ozella's debut.

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11. #011

    The film marked Sharon Jones's debut.

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