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Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace
2018
Directed by
Rich Gentile
96 min
PERRY WALLACE WAS THE FIRST BLACK COLLEGE ATHLETE IN THE SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE. THIS IS HIS STORY.
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.
Ratings
3.5
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Release Date
2018-03-23
Runtime
96 min
Original Language
English
Languages
English
Production Companies
Black Sheep Stew
Countries
United States of America
Genres
Documentary