Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace

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

Cast: Forest Whitaker, Perry Wallace, Andrew Young, Harry Edwards, Eric Holder, Oscar Robertson, Marshall Chapman, Andrew Maraniss

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