50 years ago today, Perry Wallace walked into Vanderbilt’s Kirkland Hall & spoke to the university’s Human Relations Committee, a group of 9 white administrators convened by Chancellor Alexander Heard. It was one of the most courageous speeches in American sports history (1/23) This was the summer after Wallace’s sophomore year. He had become the first African American varsity basketball player in SEC history in the '67-'68 season, and he took the opportunity to talk about his experiences with racism on and off the court. (2/23)