Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace
Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace

Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace

March 23, 2018 | 96 min

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.

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Documentary

Cast

Naomi Scott

Forest Whitaker

Naomi Scott

Perry Wallace

Naomi Scott

Andrew Young

Naomi Scott

Harry Edwards

Naomi Scott

Eric Holder

Naomi Scott

Oscar Robertson

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