The true story of a brilliant but politically radical debate team coach who uses the power of words to transform a group of underdog African-American college students into a historical powerhouse that took on the Harvard elite.
James Farmer Jr.
Melvin B. Tolson
Henry Lowe
Samantha Booke
Dr. James Farmer Sr.
Pearl Farmer
Hamilton Burgess
Ruth Tolson
Sheriff Dozier
Helen Farmer
Nathaniel Farmer
Deputy
Pig Owner
Pig Farmer
Dunbar Reed
Harland Osbourne
Harvard Debater #1
Harvard Debater #2
Harvard Dean
Wilson
Paul Quinn Debater #1
Paul Quinn Debater #2
Paul Quinn Debate Judge
Oklahoma City College Debater #1
