| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 David Leaf | Crew | Directing | Director, Producer |
 Brad Abramson | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
 Morgan Neville | Crew | Writing | Writer, Producer |
Nicola B. Marsh | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography |
Peter S. Lynch II | Crew | Editing | Editor |
Shelly Tatro | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
 Brenna Sanchez | Crew | Production | Associate Producer |
Toby Byron | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
Eric Kulberg | Crew | Production | Producer |
Arlene Wszalek | Crew | Production | Producer |
Jeff Olde | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
 Al Sharpton | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Coretta Scott King | Cast | Actress | Self (archive footage) |
 Cornel West | Cast | Actor | Self (as Dr. Cornel West) |
 Dennis Haysbert | Cast | Actor | Self - Narrator (voice) |
 Harry Reasoner | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Hubert H. Humphrey | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 James Brown | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Lyndon B. Johnson | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Martin Luther King Jr. | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Muhammad Ali | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Richard Nixon | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Robert F. Kennedy | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
Michael Ambrosino | Cast | Self | |
 Bobby Byrd | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
Charles Bobbitt | Cast | Self (as Charles Bobbit) | |
Tom Atkins | Cast | Actor | Self |
| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
