All Cast

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Narrator (voice)

James Baldwin

James Baldwin

Self (archive footage)

Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Malcolm X

Malcolm X

Self (archive footage)

Medgar Evers

Medgar Evers

Self (archive footage)

Robert F. Kennedy

Robert F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte

Self (archive footage)

Paul Weiss

Paul Weiss

Self (archive footage)

Dick Cavett

Dick Cavett

Self (archive footage)

H. Rap Brown

H. Rap Brown

Self - Black Panther Party (archive footage)

Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

Self (archive footage)

Leander Perez

Leander Perez

Self - White Citizens Council (archive footage)

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

Various Roles (archive footage)

Ray Charles

Ray Charles

Self (archive footage)