| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Alexey Aygi | Crew | Sound | Music |
 Audrey Rosenberg | Crew | Production | Consulting Producer |
Henry Adebonojo | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography |
 James Baldwin | Crew | Writing | Writer |
 Patrick Quinet | Crew | Production | Co-Producer |
 Philippe van Leer | Crew | Sound | Foley Artist |
 Raoul Peck | Crew | Directing | Director, Producer, Scenario Writer |
Alexandra Strauss | Crew | Editing | Editor |
 Turner Ross | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography |
 Rémi Grellety | Crew | Production | Producer |
Valérie Le Docte | Crew | Sound | Sound Designer, Sound Editor |
 Bill Ross IV | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography |
Joëlle Bertossa | Crew | Production | Co-Producer |
David Gérain | Crew | Sound | Sound Recordist |
Hébert Peck | Crew | Production | Producer |
John Guillen | Crew | Camera | Key Grip |
Amy Shatsky-Gambrill | Crew | Production | Supervising Producer |
David Gillain | Crew | Sound | Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Pierce Robinson | Crew | Camera | First Assistant Camera |
Trevor Cohen | Crew | Camera | Digital Imaging Technician |
Leroy Chen | Crew | Camera | First Assistant Camera |
Nathan Buffaloe | Crew | Camera | Key Grip |
 Bob Dylan | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Dick Cavett | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Harry Belafonte | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
James Baldwin | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Malcolm X | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Martin Luther King Jr. | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Ray Charles | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Robert F. Kennedy | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Samuel L. Jackson | Cast | Actor | Narrator (voice) |
 Sidney Poitier | Cast | Actor | Various Roles (archive footage) |
 H. Rap Brown | Cast | Actor | Self - Black Panther Party (archive footage) |
 Medgar Evers | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Paul Weiss | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
Leander Perez | Cast | Self - White Citizens Council (archive footage) | |
| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
