Civil Rights and Society: Wiley College
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Wiley College was established in
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1873 in Marshall, Texas,
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Wiley College was established by
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the Freedmen's Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church
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Wiley College is the oldest
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African-American institute of higher education west of the Mississippi River.
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It was chartered in
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1882
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In 1933 Wiley became
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the first historically-black college in Texas to receive an \"A\" rating from the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
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At the time it served as a
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high school as well as a college.
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Wiley won virtually every debate among
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historically-black colleges
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became the first to debate a
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white college:
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What was the name of the first white college they debated?
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Oklahoma City college
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The team's crowning achievement came in 1935 when it defeated
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that year's national champions, the University of Southern California.
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Founder of the Wiley College debate team.
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Melvin Tolson
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Samantha Booke
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Only female member of the team
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James Farmer
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Youngest member of the debate team (14)
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Henry Lowe
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Talented yet rebellious member of the team
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Hamilton Burgess
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Talented, likes to talk, was on the team the previous year Quit the debate team
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Why did they change the name of the Harvard topic from immorality of capitalism to civil disobedience?
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Their coach created their debate instead of the students
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In 1935, well known for
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debating
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Undefeated for how many years
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10
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Is Wiley still as competitive and successful
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No. Tolson was offered a job at Langston University and the team fell apart. The team is re-established after Denzel Washington made a donation. The have won some tournaments since the re-establishment of the team.
