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Wallace, Dillard Return for Lawson Lecture

September 27, 2016

Perry Wallace and Godfrey Dillard return to Vanderbilt tonight to speak at the 10th annual James Lawson Lecture. Vanderbilt freshman Alexa Bussman previews the event in her very first article for  The Vanderbilt Hustler. Great job, Alexa! ... [Continue Reading]

Vanderbilt Takes Closer Look at Race

September 24, 2016

Keith Ryan Cartwright of The Tennessean examines the numerous events happening at Vanderbilt this year in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Perry Wallace and Godfrey Dillard's arrival on campus. ... [Continue Reading]

Race, Sports & Vanderbilt: Art Exhibit

September 24, 2016

Race, Sports & Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt University's Fine Arts Gallery has opened an exhibit titled Race, Sports & Vanderbilt: 1966-1970. Arts & Science Dean Martin Rapisarda, who curated the exhibit, moderated a discussion with Vice Chancellors Dr. George Hill and David ... [Continue Reading]

Vanderbilt Opens Art Exhibition on Race & Sports

September 16, 2016

Vanderbilt University's Fine Arts Gallery will feature an art exhibition titled Race, Sports and Vanderbilt 1966-1970. The exhibition opens Sept. 23 with a reception and panel featuring Vice Chancellor Dr. George Hill, Vice Chancellor and Athletic ... [Continue Reading]

All-School Read at VU & MBA

January 26, 2016

Does anyone in big data track these kinds of things? The highest concentration of Strong Inside readers in any geographical area will have to be the two miles of Nashville’s West End Avenue that connect Vanderbilt University and Montgomery Bell ... [Continue Reading]

The Sports Biblio Review

November 17, 2015

Legendary sportswriter Wendy Parker reviewed Strong Inside in the wake of the controversy at the University of Missouri, where football players threatened to strike unless the university president resigned. Writing of the difficulties Wallace faced, ... [Continue Reading]

ALA: “Highly Recommended”

November 2, 2015

The American Library Association's CHOICE book review for academic libraries gives Strong Inside it's "highly recommended" rating in the Nov. 2015 issue: "Nuanced and complex, Strong Inside is an invaluable resource for studying the state of race ... [Continue Reading]

VU Scholarship Named for Wallace

October 30, 2015

Several members of Perry Wallace's Vanderbilt Class of 1970 came together to raise the funds necessary to endow a Vanderbilt engineering scholarship in Wallace's name. The announcement of the scholarship was made by Vanderbilt Chancellor Nick Zeppos ... [Continue Reading]

Wallace Scholarship Created at Vanderbilt

October 14, 2015

Now this is cool. Several former Vanderbilt classmates of Perry Wallace's have come together to raise funds to endow an engineering scholarship in Wallace's name. The Perry Eugene Wallace Jr. Scholarship will be officially announced Oct. 23 during ... [Continue Reading]

Book Culture Q&A

August 21, 2015

The great New York city independent bookstore Book Culture recently posted a Q&A on its blog with questions about the roots of my interest in Perry Wallace and lots more. Hoping to appear at Book Culture at some point in the near future! ... [Continue Reading]

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  • “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 physical and intellectual courage that is both shocking and triumphant. ”

    Bob Woodward, Washington Post associate editor and author

Watch Andrew Maraniss talk about his inspiration to write Strong Inside, featuring archival footage of Perry Wallace in action.
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