Documentary

Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace

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

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.

Release Date : 2018-03-23

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Black Sheep Stew

Production Country : United States of America

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Cast

Character Name : Narrator (voice)

Original Name : Forest Whitaker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Perry Wallace

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Andrew Young

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Harry Edwards

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Eric Holder

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Oscar Robertson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Marshall Chapman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Andrew Maraniss

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Roy M. Neel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Pat Toomay

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Alexander Wolff

Gender : Male

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