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Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace

Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace (2018)

1h 36m | PG-13

⭐ 4 / 10

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

Studio: Black Sheep Stew

Genre: Documentary

Video: 720p

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Cast

Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

as Narrator (voice)

Perry Wallace

Perry Wallace

as Self

Andrew Young

Andrew Young

as Self

Harry Edwards

Harry Edwards

as Self

Eric Holder

Eric Holder

as Self

Oscar Robertson

Oscar Robertson

as Self