Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace

Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace

2018 · Movie · 1h 36m

Documentary

"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.

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