Perry Wallace was the first Black varsity basketball player in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and a trailblazer in college basketball. A Nashville native, he grew up in the city’s public school system and became a standout basketball player and the valedictorian of his high-school class before matriculating to Vanderbilt University as one of two Black athletes recruited to the basketball team.
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