Movie: Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace

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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

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    Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace

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    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.

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    2018-03-23

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

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