Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace

Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace

Movie 2018-03-23 1h 36m Documentary
★ 4.0 / 10 · 1 votes

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.

Status
Released
Studio
Black Sheep Stew
Country
United States of America
Language
English
Director
Rich Gentile
Cast
Forest Whitaker Forest Whitaker Narrator (voice)
Perry Wallace Perry Wallace Self
Andrew Young Andrew Young Self Harry Edwards Harry Edwards Self Eric Holder Eric Holder Self Oscar Robertson Oscar Robertson Self Marshall Chapman Marshall Chapman Self
Andrew Maraniss Andrew Maraniss Self
Roy M. Neel Roy M. Neel Self
Pat Toomay Pat Toomay Self
Alexander Wolff Alexander Wolff Self
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