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Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace

PERRY WALLACE WAS THE FIRST BLACK COLLEGE ATHLETE IN THE SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE. THIS IS HIS STORY.
4/10 2018 4K 96 min
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.

Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace
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Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker
Narrator (voice)
Perry Wallace
Perry Wallace
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Andrew Young
Andrew Young
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Harry Edwards
Harry Edwards
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Eric Holder
Eric Holder
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Oscar Robertson
Oscar Robertson
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Marshall Chapman
Marshall Chapman
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Andrew Maraniss
Andrew Maraniss
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Roy M. Neel
Roy M. Neel
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Pat Toomay
Pat Toomay
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