<p>Yes, the New York Times Review </p>
<p>[The</a> Great Debaters - Movie - Review - New York Times](<a href=“http://movies.nytimes.com/2007/12/25/movies/25deba.html]The”>http://movies.nytimes.com/2007/12/25/movies/25deba.html) </p>
<p>gets into which parts of the movie are strictly historical and which are imagined by Hollywood screenwriters. The basic story is cool all around, but the Harvard angle was added to give the movie more impact for today’s viewer. </p>
<p>Here’s a link about one of the real historical figures in the movie: </p>
<p>[James</a> L. Farmer, Jr - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_L._Farmer,_Jr]James”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_L._Farmer,_Jr)</p>