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The Great Debaters (2007, Rated PG-13)

Passion and Persistence Film Series
2025-07-30 19:00:00 2025-07-30 21:00:00 America/Chicago The Great Debaters (2007, Rated PG-13) 2007 | Rated PG-13 | 126 minutes | Digital | Open Captions | Click Title for Details Northbrook Public Library - Auditorium - First Floor

Wednesday, July 30
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-07-30 19:00:00 2025-07-30 21:00:00 America/Chicago The Great Debaters (2007, Rated PG-13) 2007 | Rated PG-13 | 126 minutes | Digital | Open Captions | Click Title for Details Northbrook Public Library - Auditorium - First Floor

Northbrook Public Library

Auditorium - First Floor

2007 | Rated PG-13 | 126 minutes | Digital | Open Captions | Click Title for Details

Poet and professor Melvin B. Tolson (Denzel Washington) teaches at the predominately black Wiley College in 1935 Texas. He decides to start a debate team, something nearly unheard of at a black college. While at first he butts heads with the influential father (Forest Whitaker) of one of his best debaters, eventually he is able to form a team of strong-minded, intelligent young students, and they become the first black debate team to challenge Harvard's prestigious debate champions.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Movies |

TAGS: | #EP |

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