Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace

Name: Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2018-03-23
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 4
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Perry Wallace, Andrew Young, Harry Edwards, Eric Holder

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

4.0 (1)2018-03-231h 36m

Documentary

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.