Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace
2018·1h 36m
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“Perry Wallace was the first black college athlete in the Southeast Conference. This is his story.”
Documentary
Overview
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
Writers
Rich Gentile, Eli Spielman
Cast
Forest Whitaker
Narrator (voice)
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Perry Wallace
Self
Andrew Young
Self
Harry Edwards
Self
Eric Holder
Self
Oscar Robertson
Self
Marshall Chapman
Self
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Andrew Maraniss
Self
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Roy M. Neel
Self
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Pat Toomay
Self
Details
Language
en
Status
Released
