Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace

Perry Wallace was the first black college athlete in the Southeast Conference. This is his story.

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.

Top Cast

Forest Whitaker

Narrator (voice)

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Perry Wallace

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Andrew Young

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Harry Edwards

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Eric Holder

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Oscar Robertson

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Marshall Chapman

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Andrew Maraniss

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Roy M. Neel

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Pat Toomay

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