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Perry Wallace’s Pioneering: As Tough as Any

July 23, 2014

On July 22, I had the chance to talk about Perry Wallace and Strong Inside for the first time on the radio, joining Willy Daunic and Darren McFarland from Nashville’s 102.5 The Game. We discussed the basic framework of the book, why I decided to write it, and how Perry’s experience compared to that of other sports pioneers such as Jackie Robinson.

 

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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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