The Great Debaters script
Soul is a witness
- My soul is a witness - Yeah, yeah
- Soul is a witness - Oh, yeah
- Before I go - Oh
- Before I go - 'Fore I go
Before I go, soul is a witness
[Speaker] Heavenly Father, we come before Thee,
knee bent and body bowed
in the humblest way that we know how.
Father, who controls and knows all things,
both the living and dying of all creatures.
Give us the strength and the wisdom to do Thy work.
In God's name we pray.
And all God's people say, "Amen."
- My soul is a witness - Amen.
- Water, wine - So high
- Water, wine - Wine
Water, wine, soul is a witness
Soul is a witness
Soul is a witness
- Soul - Soul is a witness
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Soul - Witness
- Witness - Witness
- Witness - Witness
- Witness - Soul is a witness
[Man] When Agave sobered up,
she looked down and saw the head of her son Pentheus
- right there in her hands. - She thought he was a wild animal.
That's how Dionysus got his revenge.
You a heathen, Henry.
You know what I got right here?
- What? - Some of that very wine.
"When I was a child, I spake as a child.
"I understood as a child.
"I thought as a child.
"But when I became a man,
关于孔子的故事I put away all childish things."
[Gospel continues]
- Early one mornin' - Early one mornin'
- Down the road - Early one mornin'
- Early one mornin' - Early one mornin'
Down the road
[continues]
[Speaker]
I believe we are the most privileged people in America,
becau we have the most important job
in America:
The education of our young people.
I was traveling
Partner too
Goin' down the road
Goin' down to say
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- Souls are born - Goin' home
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Soul is a witness - Goin' home
Souls are born
- Soul is a witness - Witness
- Before I go - When I go
- Before I go - Go
[gasps] Trudell! 年会流程表
- Who the hell is he? - Oh, he's just my husband.
I'm gonna cut your head off.
[Speaker] We must impress upon our young people
that there will be difficulties that they face.
Come on, Trudell. Come get this whuppin', boy.
-
[Man] Get him down, Trudell. - Scared, ain't ya?
Huh? You with the razor and twice my size?
[Speaker] They must defeat them!
They must do what they have to do in order to do what they want to do.
[Man] Come on, now.
[Woman] Come on, baby!
[Speaker] Education is the only way out.
[Grunts]
Come on, baby. Get up! Get up, baby. Come on!
[Speaker] The way out
Like cuttin' people, huh, boy?
Want to cut people, Trudell, huh?
Get your hands off me!
The way out of darkness!
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the glorious light.
[Ends]
Come on, now! Give it back!
- Give it back! - "To our precious Hamilto
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This isn't funny. Come on. Dunbar, give it back.
Who do you think you are? Jes Owens?
[Man] Have a at.
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"the darker brother.
"They nd me to eat in the kitchen when company comes.
"But I laugh, and I eat well,
"and I grow strong.
"Tomorrow, I will sit at the table when company comes.
"Nobody'll dare say to me,
"'Eat in the kitchen' then.
"Besides, they'll e how beautiful I am,
"and be ashamed.
I, too, am America."
Who wrote that?
Langston Hughes, 1924.
1925.
"Hating you shall be a game played with cool hands."
"Memory will lay its hands upon your breast,
and you will understand my hatred."
Gwendolyn Bennett wrote that.
She was born in 1902.
Unofficially.
You e, in most states,
Negroes were denied birth certificates,
which means I can lie about my age the rest of my life.
[Laughing]
You think that's funny?
To
without record.
Mr. Reed, hand the out.
I'm going to introduce you to some new voices this mester.
There's a revolution going on.
In the North. In Harlem.
They're changing the way Negroes in America think.
I'm talking about poets like Hughes, Bennett,
Zora Neale Hurston,
"Some are teethed on a silver spoon,
"with the stars strung up for a rattle.
"I cut my teeth as a
...for implements of battle."
Meet me after class.
[Sighs]
What's a professor doing in the middle of the night
dresd like a cotton-chopper?
What is a student doing in the middle of the night
throwing his life away?
It's funny. I thought I was defending mylf.
Mm.
I remember you.
Couple of years ago. Then you disappeared.
What happened?
I come and go whenever it suits me.
- Suspensions? - Leaves of abnce.
Why'd you come back?
School's the only place you can read all day.
Except prison.
I want you to come by my hou tonight, 7:30.
- Corner of June and Campus. - Why would I do that?
Holding tryouts for the debate team.
- You sure you want somebody like me? - No.
That's why you're trying out.
7:30.
June and Campus.
[Muttering]
"Driven by the wind "
Do well tonight, Junior.
法国皇帝[Professor] Of the 360 students here at Wiley College,
only 45 of you were brave enough to try out for the debate team.
Of that 45, only four of you will remain standing
when the tryouts why?
Becau debate is blood sport. It's combat.
But your weapons are words.
[Knocking] Come on in.
Now that Mr. Farmer has joined us, we can begin.
Sit down, Mr. Farmer.
Not right there. Over there.
- Yes, sir. - James. Right this way.
Good evening, Mrs. Tolson.
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Evening. - Excu me.
We're waiting for you, Mr. Farmer.
I'm going, sir.
Thank you, Mr. Farmer. You smell very good, Mr. Farmer.
- Thank
you, sir. - You're very welcome.
Gentlemen and lady.
the hot spot.
You will enter it at your own risk.
Mr. Tolson, what about the debaters from last year?
Don't ask a question you already know the answer to.
Get up here. You'll be first.
Get right here. Hot spot.
Debate starts with a proposition.
With "Resolved:
Child labor should be regulated by the federal government."
The first debater argues the affirmative.
Affirmative means that you are for something.
Mr. Reed will argue the affirmative.
The cond debater argues the negative.
Negative means that you are what?
Against.
Brilliant, Mr. Burgess.
You shall argue the affirmative, Mr. Reed. Go.
Well, sir, I'd begin with a quote from the poet Cleghorn.
"The golf links lie so near the mill,
"that almost every day,
"the laboring children can look
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And watch the men at play
Is that what you learned from last year, Mr. Reed?
一个礼拜打一个字To start something, and not finish it?
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Is it? - No, sir.
Sit down.
Who's next? You? Stand up.
个性留言Stand up.
It's getting late. How much longer can you hide?
I'm not hiding, sir. I transferred from my college
just to come here and try out for your team.
I am deeply moved. What's your name?
Samantha Booke.
- Book? - With an "e."
Ari, Miss Booke. With an "e."
Into the hot spot, Miss Booke with an "e."
You know, there's never been a female on the debating team, ever.
Yes, sir. I know that.
What makes you think you should be the first?
Becau, sir, I am just as
- Quit stammering, Miss Booke. ...anybody el here.
- My gender - "Resolved:
Welfare discourages hard work."
- You'll argue the negative. - All right.
Welfare takes away a man's strongest reason for working,
which is survival.
And that weakens the will of the poor.
How would you rebut that, Miss Booke with an "e"?
I would say it does not.
Most of the New Deal goes to children, anyway,
and to the handicapped, and to
- Is that fact, or conjecture? - It is a fact.
- Speak up. - It is a fact.
- What's your source? - The president.
- Of the United States? - Yes, sir.
That's your primary source? You spoke to President Roovelt personally?
Of cour not. I did not speak to him personally,
but I listened to his Fireside Chat.
- Oh, a radio broadcast. - Yes.
- Any other sources? -
Any other sources?
Yes, there are other sources.
Like that look in a mother's eyes when she can't feed her kids.
Without welfare, Mr. Tolson, people would be starving.
Who's starving, Miss Booke?
- The unemployed are starving. - Mr. Burgess here.
He's unemployed. Obviously, he's not starving.
I drew you in, Miss Booke.
You gave a faulty premi, so your syllogism fell apart.
- "Sy
llogism"? - Your logic fell apart.
Major premi: The unemployed are starving.
Minor premi: Mr. Burgess is unemployed.
Conclusion: Mr. Burgess is starving.
Your major premi was bad on a faulty assumption.
Classic fallacy. Who's next?
[Whispers] You were right.
[Tolson] Tell us your name.
I'm Henry Lowe. With an "e."
All right, Mr. Lowe. I will name a subject.
You speak a a pertinent quote from world literature.
Go ahead.
Beauty.
"I heard the old, old men say,
all that is beautiful drifts away, like the waters."
Very good.
History. And name the author this time.
"History is a nightmare, from which I am trying to awake."
James Joyce.
Self-pity.
"I never saw a wild thing sorry for itlf."
D.H. Lawrence.
[Whispers] I love D.H. Lawrence. Have you
Mr. Farmer.
Yes, sir?
I have eyes in the back of my head and ears on both sides. Stand up.
Tell me the irony in the name "Bethlehem Steel Corporation."
Bethlehem is the birthplace of Jesus, Prince of Peace,
and Bethlehem Steel makes weapons of war.
Very good. Sit down.
Good.
[Tolson] Who's next?
That went well. How will we know how we did?
- [Chattering] - Samantha.
Samantha.
Tolson's tough, isn't he?
He sure is.
I'm James.
Is your father Dr. James Farmer?
< yes, he is.
I'm taking theology from him, and that man speaks in tongues.
French, Greek, Hebrew,
How many languages does he speak?
- Seven languages. - "Seven languages."
He must be the smartest man in Texas.
Well, that's not saying much.
So why do you want to be on the team?
- I think it would be good training. - For what?
Bein' a lawyer.
Lawyer? That's great.
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You know how many Negro women practice law in this state?
- Two. - Exactly.
One of them's my aunt.
Well, look at you, Mr. Farmer.
How old are you, anyway?
I'll
in 21 months. [Chuckles]
Young lady. James. I just wanted to thank you.
For what?
Well, for your performance tonight.
I mean, how many other students ever stand up to Tolson?
- I did. - No.
You answered a question, and I spouted a few quotes.
Miss Booke with an "e,"
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she fought back. - And lost!
But you didn't have to lo.
Why isn't a Fireside Chat a legitimate source?
Becau Tolson says so?
Nobody has better access to tho statistics than the president.
Now, if you'd have called Tolson on that, you would have won.
I don't know. I'm sure that man would have come up with something.
Good night, James.
[Samantha] Can you believe he's
- Good night, Samantha. - 14 years old, and he's in college?
You are gifted, all of you.
So I want you to know that I cho this team for balance,
and none of you should take it as
as a denigration of your intellect.
Denigrate. There's a
word for you.
From the Latin word "niger," to defame, to blacken.
It's always there, isn't it? Even in the dictionary.
Even in the speech of a Negro professor.
Somehow, "black" is always equated with failure.
Well, write your own dictionary.
And mark this as a new beginning,
whether you make the team or not.
The Wiley College Forensics Society of 1935-1936 is as follows:
will be Mr. Hamilton Burgess from last year'
- Yea! - Sit down, Mr. Burgess.
Mr. Henry Lowe.
Our alternates.
Miss Samantha Booke. With an "e."
Junior, slow down.
- Where's Dad? - Quiet. He's writing a lecture.
-
Dad. - Junior.
What is the greatest weakness of man?
Not believing? Doubt?
That's it. Thank you, Junior.
Matthew 14:31.
- That will be the lesson. - Dad.
"O you of little faith, why do you doubt me?"
Dad?
What is it, son?
I made the debate team.
Well, congratulations.
And who is on your team?
Um, there's four of us. I'm one of the alternates.
Who's ahead of you?
Hamilton Burgess and Henry Lowe.
And the other alternate's Samantha Booke.
There's a girl?
She wants to be a lawyer.
- A lawyer? - She's very intelligent.
Is she pretty?
I don't know. I never really noticed.
Becau extracurricular activities like the debate team are fine,
but you must not take your eye off the ball, son.
- Yes, sir. - Hmph.
So what do we do here?
We do what we have to do, so we can do what we want to do.
What do you have to do right now?
- My homework. - So get to it.
Yes, sir.
[Woman singing opera]
My daddy owns a grocery store that has apples, bananas, cookies,
doughnuts, eggs, figs,
and "gonzola" beans.
Right. What's a gonzola bean? [Laughs]
- [Dr. Farmer] Hogwash! - Hogwash!
"Gonzola" bean?
Ready, t, go!
- Apricots, uh... - Hogwash.
What, no apricots?
Look out!
[Switches off motor]
What was that?
I'm not sure.
[Barking]
Sit down.
- You stay put. - [Barking continues]
Be still.
What is it?
It's a pig.
- Hit a pig. - [Screen door slams]
Shut up, dog!
Junior, get in the car.
What the hell happened to my hog?
Sorry about that. Came out of nowhere.
I didn't e it coming.
You done killed my hog, boy.
Truly sorry. Gladly pay you for it.
How much you want?
It's gonna cost you $25.
Only have a few bucks on me right now, but
I do have a check.
My monthly check, for Wiley College in Marshall.
It's for $17.36.
You may have that.
I will endor that over to you.
You'll do what?
I will sign the check over to you.
Well, let me e it.
It's in the car, with my wife.
Gonna walk to the car now.
Junior, get in the car.
Give me that salary check, Pearl.
We need that money, James.
Just give m
e the check.
Go on.
His wife has it.
[Mother, whispering] I thought it was in here.
[Dr. Farmer] Just relax. It's all right.
It's in here. You'll find it.
Here it is.
Here it is.
[Man] That check better be good, boy.
It's good.
Well, pick it up!
Here it is.
Whoa, whoa, whoa! Where the hell do you think you're going?
You got to help us get this hog in my truck.
Come on. Grab the tail end of that, boy.
All right, on three.
One, two, three! [Grunting]
Town niggers. They think they're too good to get their hands dirty.
- - I told you to get in the car.
When I tell you to do something, Junior, you do it.
[Tolson] Who's the judge?
The judge is God.
Why is he God?
Becau he decides who wins or los,
not my opponent.
Who is your opponent?
He doesn't exist.
Why does he not exist?
He's merely a disnting voice to the truth I speak.
Who's the judge?
- The judge is God! - The judge is God!
Why is he God?
Becau he decides who wins or los, not my opponent!
Who is your opponent?
He doesn't exist!
Why doesn't he exist?
Becau he is merely a disnting voice to the truth I speak!
[Laughing]
Who's the judge?
The judge is God!
Why is he God?
Becau he decides who wins or los, not my opponent!
Who's your opponent?
He doesn't exist!
Why does he not exist?
Becau he is merely a disnting voice to the truth I speak!
Who's the judge?
The judge is God!
Louder!
The judge is God!
Why is he God?
Becau he decides who wins or los, not my opponent!
Who's your opponent?
He doesn't exist!
Why does he not exist?
Becau he is merely a disnting voice to the truth I speak!
Speak the truth!
Speak the truth!
Yes, sir, I do like to talk.
Is that a virtue or a vice?
Well, I have to admit I've always wanted to be the quiet, mysterious type, 优秀日记400字
only I couldn't keep my mouth shut long enough.
Would you punch yourlf in a street fight, Mr. Burgess?
No, sir.
Then don't punch yourlf in a word fight.
You don't have to make fun of yourlf.
U your humor against your opponent.
Mr. Farmer!
Yes, sir.
Happy Mr. Farmer.
Tell us one thing we don't know about your father.
He was the first
One thing we don't know about your father, Mr. Farmer.
He walked from Florida to Massachutts to go to college at Boston University.
He graduated magna cum laude.
Mr. Lowe!
Tell us about your father.
Why don't you tell us something about your father?
We're trying to get to know each other, Mr. Lowe.
I was trying to get to know you, Mr. Tolson.
I'm not the one on the debate team.
Are we not engaged in a debate right now?
All right.
I'll take the affirmative.
Take most restless nigger,
strip him of his clothes
in front of the
