Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace (2017)

  • NR
  • 11/01/2017 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 36m

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.

Rich Gentile

Director, Screenplay

Eli Spielman

Screenplay

Cast

Forest Whitaker's headshot

Forest Whitaker

Narrator (voice)
Perry Wallace's headshot

Perry Wallace

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Andrew Young's headshot

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Harry Edwards's headshot

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Eric Holder's headshot

Eric Holder

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Oscar Robertson's headshot

Oscar Robertson

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Marshall Chapman's headshot

Marshall Chapman

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Andrew Maraniss's headshot

Andrew Maraniss

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