The look in a mother's face when she cannot feed her children. Can you look that hungry...
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A brilliant young woman I know was asked once to support her argument in favor of social welfare. She named the most powerful source imaginable: the look in a mother's face when she cannot feed her children. Can you look that hungry child in the eyes? See the blood on his feet from working barefoot in the cotton fields. Or do you ask his baby sister with her belly swollen from hunger if she cares about her daddy's work ethics?
A brilliant young woman I know was asked once to support her argument in favor of social welfare. She named the most powerful source imaginable: the look in a mother's face when she cannot feed her children. Can you look that hungry child in the eyes? See the blood on his feet from working barefoot in the cotton fields. Or do you ask his baby sister with her belly swollen from hunger if she cares about her daddy's work ethics?
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A brilliant young woman I know
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was asked once to support her argument in favor of social welfare
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She named the most powerful source imaginable
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the look in a mother's face when she cannot feed her children
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Can you look that hungry child in the eyes
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See the blood on his feet
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from walking barefoot in the cotton fields
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Or do you ask his baby sister with her belly swollen from hunger
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if she cares about her daddy's work ethic
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Movie Summary
A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school's first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship.
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Henry Lowe
Melvin B. Tolson
