Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace
Perry Wallace was the first black college athlete in the Southeast Conference. This is his story.
Whenever the phrase "breaking the color line" is used, there's a temptation to invoke Jackie Robinson's story. However, Perry Wallace, the first black college athlete in the Southeast Conference, was a mere teenager who stood all alone at center court in such hotbeds of rabid racism as Starkville, Mississippi and Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Directed by Rich Gentile · Written by Rich Gentile
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Forest Whitaker Narrator (voice) - Perry Wallace Self
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Andrew Young Self -
Harry Edwards Self -
Eric Holder Self -
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Marshall Chapman Self - Andrew Maraniss Self
- Roy M. Neel Self
- Pat Toomay Self
- Alexander Wolff Self
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Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace
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