The Great Debaters
I’m ashamed to admit that I grew up in Dallas and I know almost nothing about Wylie College. I traveled I-20 between Dallas and Shreveport enough times to be able to tell you about every speed trap but I know squat about Wylie College, which is located in Marshall, Tx off I-20, 21/2 hours east of Dallas on I-20. I even know some graduates of Wylie College but I didn’t know that it was historically Black college. I didn’t know that it was one of the first Black colleges west of the Mississippi. I didn’t know anything of its Methodist tradition (even though I’m a Methodist and went to Emory University a Methodist school).
The history of Wylie College is very interesting.
The story of the great debaters and Professor Melvin Tolson can be found here.
This is one Christmas movie that I’m looking forward to seeing.
