“Andrew Maraniss has written a gripping account of the tortured ordeal suffered by Perry Wallace, the celebrated college basketball star, who, in 1966, as a Vanderbilt Commodore, broke the racial color barrier in the Southeastern Conference.  It is a ... [Continue Reading]

“Andrew Maraniss' father, David, once said, 'History writes people out of the story. It's our job to write them back in.' In the case of Perry Wallace, Andrew has done that superbly. He writes with equal ability of race and class, talent and ambition ... [Continue Reading]

“What Perry Wallace accomplished in breaking the color line in the Southeastern Conference has been one of the great untold stories of the last 50 years. Now, thanks to Andrew Maraniss and Professor Wallace, it has become one of the great TOLD ... [Continue Reading]

“I covered basketball during the years Perry Wallace was at Vanderbilt, learning first-hand the stories of so many African-American athletes.  Many of them were pioneers in one respect or another, but none whom I ever spoke with endured such an ... [Continue Reading]

“In a magnificently reported, nuanced but raw account of basketball and racism in the South during the 1960s, Andrew Maraniss tells the story of Perry Wallace's struggle, loneliness, perseverance and eventual self-realization. A rare story about ... [Continue Reading]