Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace

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

  • Rated 4.0 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 2018
  • 1h 36m
  • Documentary

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.

Director
Rich Gentile
Starring
Forest Whitaker, Perry Wallace, Andrew Young, Harry Edwards

Cast

  • Forest Whitaker

    Forest Whitaker

    Narrator (voice)

  • Perry Wallace

    Self

  • Andrew Young

    Andrew Young

    Self

  • Harry Edwards

    Harry Edwards

    Self

  • Eric Holder

    Eric Holder

    Self

  • Oscar Robertson

    Oscar Robertson

    Self

  • Marshall Chapman

    Marshall Chapman

    Self

  • Andrew Maraniss

    Self

  • Roy M. Neel

    Self

  • Pat Toomay

    Self

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