| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Steven York | Crew | Directing | Director, Editor |
Stephen Henriquez | Crew | Production | Producer |
Thomas Cripps | Crew | Writing | Writer |
William Bowman | Crew | Production | Producer |
Bud Pollard | Cast | Self (archive footage) | |
 Cab Calloway | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Clarence Brooks | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Clarence Muse | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Dudley Digges | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Duke Ellington | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Ethel Waters | Cast | Actress | Self (archive footage) |
 Fredi Washington | Cast | Actress | Self (archive sound) |
Henry Armstrong | Cast | Self (archive footage) | |
 Henry B. Walthall | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Josephine Baker | Cast | Actress | Self (archive footage) |
 Leslie Banks | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Lillian Gish | Cast | Actress | Self (archive footage) |
 Lorenzo Tucker | Cast | Self (archive sound) | |
Lucia Lynn Moses | Cast | Self (archive sound) | |
 Mae Marsh | Cast | Actress | Self (archive footage) |
 Miriam Cooper | Cast | Actress | Self (archive footage) |
 Noble Johnson | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Ossie Davis | Cast | Actor | Narrator |
 Paul Robeson | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Walter Connolly | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Walter Long | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
William E. Pettus | Cast | Self (archive footage) | |
 William Lundigan | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Marcus Garvey | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Spencer Williams | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
Jack Johnson | Cast | Self (archive footage) | |
George Johnson | Cast | Self (archive sound) | |
 Bert Williams | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
