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Release date: 03/23/2018
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Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace
Perry Wallace was the first black college athlete in the Southeast Conference. This is his story.
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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.