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Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace

Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace

Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace

March 2018

96 mins

TMDB

4.0

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.

Cast

Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

Narrator (voice)

Perry Wallace

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

Andrew Maraniss

Self

Roy M. Neel

Roy M. Neel

Self

Pat Toomay

Pat Toomay

Self

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