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2018

Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace

Directed by Rich Gentile
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.

Duration

1h 36m

Released

March 23, 2018

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Cast11

  • Forest Whitaker
  • Perry Wallace
  • Andrew Young
  • Harry Edwards
  • Eric Holder
  • Oscar Robertson
  • Marshall Chapman
  • Andrew Maraniss
  • Roy M. Neel

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