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23 mar 2018 · Triumph, the Untold Story of Perry Wallace: Directed by Rich Gentile, Rich Gentile. With Perry Wallace, Andrew Young, Harry Edwards, Eric Holder. According to Washington Post columnist and best-selling author John Feinstein, "What Perry Wallace accomplished in breaking the color line in the SEC is one of the great untold stories of ...
- Rich Gentile, Rich Gentile
- 2018-03-23
- Documentary, Biography, Family
- 95
Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace. Perry Wallace becomes the first African-American college student to play basketball in the segregated Southeastern Conference in the 1960s.
- Rich Gentile
- Documentary
23 mar 2018 · Perry Wallace's untold story provides a fresh lens on the dramatic struggle for racial equality in a hotbed of hostility during one of America's most turbulent decades. His personal courage and sacrifice changed not only the SEC, but the entire South.
- Rich Gentile
- Perry Wallace
23 mar 2018 · 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.
A major documentary film narrated by Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker, "Triumph" tells the story of Perry Wallace, the first African American to play bas...
- 4 min
- 4,5K
- Vanderbilt University
Triumph is now available for educational screenings. Together, Mr. Wallace and Mr. Dillard forever changed Vanderbilt, the SEC and our nation. Perry Wallace passed away on December 2, 2017. Vanderbilt hosted a celebration of his life after his passing. Learn more about his legacy and the celebration. Wallace and Dillard Timeline.
5 dic 2017 · Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace was directed by Rich Gentile. It is narrated by Academy Award-winning actor Forest Whittaker. The film was commissioned by Vanderbilt University, and Zeppos is one of the film’s executive producers. it is not yet commercially released.
