Civil Disobedience: The Great Debaters By Oprah Winfrey

Anum Saleem The Great Debaters Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state has become lawless or corrupt. And a citizen who barters with such a state shares in its corruption and lawlessness. -Gandhi

“Civil disobedience is a moral weapon in the fight for justice” topic was given to the Wiley College students to have a debate with Harvard University. The Great Debaters, directed by Denzel Washington, produced by Oprah Winfrey. The movie was released in 2007, an inspiring true story of the Debate Team consisting of students, James Farmer Jr, Samantha Booke and Henry Lowe and their professor Melvin B. Tolson from Wiley College Taxes.

We all know that in the past colored people slaved, they faced a lot of problems, their women were not allowed to vote, someone needs to take a stand for colored community, King Martin Luther took a stand for them, he said: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”. Civil disobedience corrected these injustice laws for colored people. Yes, civil disobedience can be moral for justices, sometimes law can be wrong, sometimes it’s the only way to make wrong- right and Sometimes it’s the only tool in the box.

Then he talks about Gandhi, let’s discuss something similar “Cape Town Peace March, 1989During apartheid rule in South Africa, civil disobedience was a commonly used tactic by black leaders in the fight against the repressive South African government. The Cape Town Peace March, organized by religious and political leaders — both white and black — was considered a great success, as police were not present to apprehend the protesters and the march proceeded peacefully. The success spurred further marches around the country, and months