Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace
“Perry Wallace was the first black college athlete in the Southeast Conference. This is his story.”
2018•1h 36m•4.0•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Rich Gentile
Writer
Rich Gentile, Eli Spielman
Languages
English
Studio
Black Sheep Stew
Cast
Forest Whitaker
Narrator (voice)
Perry Wallace
Self
Andrew Young
Self
Harry Edwards
Self
Eric Holder
Self
Oscar Robertson
Self
Marshall Chapman
Self
Andrew Maraniss
Self
Roy M. Neel
Self
Pat Toomay
Self
Alexander Wolff
Self
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