The Great Debaters

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Across
  1. 2. Skill in persuasive public speaking emphasized by Tolson.
  2. 5. Protest leader who was inspired by Thoreau.
  3. 7. Wiley College debate coach’s name.
  4. 10. Texas city where Wiley College is located.
  5. 11. Author of the inspirational text, "Civil Disobedience."
  6. 13. Female student who becomes a star on the debate team.
  7. 14. Racial system and social barrier confronted in the film.
  8. 16. Term for the segregation laws and system in the era.
  9. 17. Competitive activity at the center of the story.
Down
  1. 1. Location of Harvard University
  2. 3. A skilled public speaker; role many team members become.
  3. 4. Decade when the film’s events take place.
  4. 6. Name of the youngest member of the team and future civil-rights leader.
  5. 8. Violent, public killing usually practiced in southern states and often involved various torture methods.
  6. 9. Prestigious university with whom the Wiley debate team faced.
  7. 12. Name of the Wiley debater who faced internal struggles.
  8. 15. The historically black college featured in the film.