Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace

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2018

Documentary

1 hour 36 minutes

Summary

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.

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

Director

Eli Spielman

Screenplay

StatusReleased: 7 years ago
March 23, 2018

LanguageEnglish

Spoken LanguagesEnglish

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