Posted in antique photos by admin
on April 30, 2010
where can i find the marshall,texas wiley college debater, samantha booke's, original photo?
i saw the oprah winfrey movie, the great debater, with denzel washington tonight. it was worth watching for the tid bits of history. when i got home, i looked up some the history and photos of the debate team of 1935, but i did not see a photo of samantha booke. i understand that she later became a lawyer. i would love to see her biography and photo...where? show me.
The caharachter of Samantha Booke was based upon the life of Henrietta Bell Wells. She was a graduate of the class of 1935 and is the last survivor from that debate team. She is 95 years old and lives in Houston, TX.