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Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace

2018

96 minutes

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.

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Forest Whitaker headshot

Forest Whitaker

Narrator (voice)

Perry Wallace headshot

Perry Wallace

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Andrew Young headshot

Andrew Young

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Harry Edwards headshot

Harry Edwards

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Eric Holder headshot

Eric Holder

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Oscar Robertson headshot

Oscar Robertson

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Marshall Chapman headshot

Marshall Chapman

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Andrew Maraniss headshot

Andrew Maraniss

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Roy M. Neel headshot

Roy M. Neel

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Pat Toomay

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Alexander Wolff

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