Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace
"Perry Wallace was the first black college athlete in the Southeast Conference. This is his story."
Watch Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace
Type: Movie Category: DocumentaryYear: 2018Details
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.
- Genres: Documentary
- Language: English
Cast & Crew
- Cast:Forest Whitaker , Perry Wallace , Andrew Young , Harry Edwards , Eric Holder , Oscar Robertson , Marshall Chapman , Andrew Maraniss
- Director: Rich Gentile
- Producer: Rich Gentile, Bruce D. Johnson
