Samantha Booke

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Samantha Booke is a determined and trailblazing young African American woman who joins the debate team at Wiley College in the film "The Great Debaters," challenging social norms and racial barriers in 1930s Texas.

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instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
appearsIn The Great Debaters ⓘ
associatedWith Henry Lowe ⓘ
James Farmer Jr. ⓘ
linked to: James Farmer

Melvin B. Tolson ⓘ
characterInWork The Great Debaters ⓘ
countryOfFictionalSetting United States ⓘ
createdFor The Great Debaters (2007 film) ⓘ
linked to: The Great Debaters
debutWork The Great Debaters ⓘ
educationInstitution Wiley College ⓘ
ethnicity African American ⓘ
fictionalUniverse The Great Debaters ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
medium feature film ⓘ
memberOf Wiley College debate team ⓘ
linked to: Wiley College
mentor Melvin B. Tolson ⓘ
notableFor challenging racial barriers in higher education ⓘ
joining an all-male debate team ⓘ
trailblazing role as a woman debater ⓘ
occupation student ⓘ
placeOfFictionalActivity Texas ⓘ
portrayedBy Jurnee Smollett ⓘ
role debater ⓘ
theme education as empowerment ⓘ
gender equality ⓘ
racial equality ⓘ
timePeriodOfFictionalSetting 1930s ⓘ
yearOfWorkRelease 2007 ⓘ

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The Great Debaters → mainCharacter → Samantha Booke ⓘ