Perry Wallace
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Perry Wallace was an American basketball player and civil rights pioneer best known as the first Black varsity basketball player in the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
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| Strong Inside: Perry Wallace and the Collision of Race and Sports in the South | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
basketball player
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civil rights pioneer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived | SEC Men's Basketball Legends ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Perry Wallace
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surface form:
Strong Inside: Perry Wallace and the Collision of Race and Sports in the South
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| educatedAt |
Columbia Law School
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Vanderbilt University ⓘ |
| employer |
Washington College of Law
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surface form:
American University Washington College of Law
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| ethnicGroup | African American ⓘ |
| familyName | Wallace ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil rights law
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environmental law ⓘ sports law ⓘ |
| genre | college basketball ⓘ |
| givenName | Perry ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | racial integration in college athletics ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | trailblazer of SEC integration ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| league | Southeastern Conference ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Vanderbilt Commodores
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surface form:
Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team
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| memberOfSportsTeam |
Vanderbilt Commodores
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surface form:
Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
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| notableFor |
being the first Black varsity basketball player in the Southeastern Conference
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breaking the color barrier in SEC basketball ⓘ |
| notableWork | integration of Vanderbilt men's basketball team ⓘ |
| occupation |
basketball player
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law professor ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| participantIn | civil rights movement ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Nashville
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surface form:
Nashville, Tennessee
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| placeOfDeath | Rockville, Maryland ⓘ |
| positionPlayed |
center
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forward ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Nashville
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surface form:
Nashville, Tennessee
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| workLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Strong Inside: Perry Wallace and the Collision of Race and Sports in the South
subject surface form:
Vanderbilt University