James Farmer Jr.
Denzel Whitaker
Melvin B. Tolson
Denzel Washington
Nathaniel Farmer
Trenton McClain Boyd
Deputy
Ritchie Montgomery
Pig Owner
Jackson Walker
Pig Farmer
Tim Parati
Dunbar Reed
Robert X. Golphin
Harland Osbourne
Justice Leak
Harvard Debater #1
Glen Powell
Harvard Debater #2
Brad Watkins
Harvard Dean
Brian Smiar
Wilson
Damien Leake
Henry Lowe
Nate Parker
Paul Quinn Debater #1
Voltaire Sterling
Paul Quinn Debater #2
Stephen Rider
Paul Quinn Debate Judge
Gordon Danniels
Oklahoma City College Debater #1
Donny Boaz
Oklahoma City College Debater #2
Samuel Elliott Whisnant
Dr. Jennings
Bonnie Johnson
Benita
Charissa Allen
Trudell
Michael Beasley
Enormous Man
Gary Mathis
Samuel
George Wilson
Samantha Booke
Jurnee Smollett
Clementine
Fahnlohnee R. Harris
William Taylor
Harold Evans
Captain Wainwright
J.D. Evermore
Lila
Sharon Jones
Joseph
Kelvin Payton
White Labor Organizer
Southey Blanton
White Sharecropper #1
Michael Mattison
White Sharecropper #2
Jeff Braun
Prairie View Professor
Milton R. Gipson
Security Guard
Frank Ridley
Dr. James Farmer Sr.
Forest Whitaker
Radio Announcer at Harvard Debate
Jeremiah Kissel
White Man at Lynching
Jack Radosta
Juke Joint Musician #1
Alvin Youngblood Hart
Juke Joint Musician #2
Dom Flemons
Juke Joint Musician #3
Justin Robinson
Juke Joint Musician #4
Rhiannon Giddens
Fisk Professor
Ahmad Powell
Howard Debater #1
Marcus Lyle Brown
Gary Mattis
Pearl Farmer
Kimberly Elise
Hamilton Burgess
Jermaine Williams
Ruth Tolson
Gina Ravera
Sheriff Dozier
John Heard
Helen Farmer
Devyn A. Tyler
Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein
Producer
Joe Roth
Costume Design
Sharen Davis
Casting Associate
Angela Demo
Stunts
Gregg Brazzel
Sound Mixer
Willie D. Burton
Original Music Composer
James Newton Howard
Oprah Winfrey
Bob Weinstein
Russell Towery
Director
Lex D. Geddings
Jim Henry
Casting
Denise Chamian
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Howard Berger
Director of Photography
Philippe Rousselot
Greg Nicotero
Bobby Beckles
Casting Assistant
Natalie Ballesteros
Eric Norris
First Assistant Director
Jono Oliver
Supervising Sound Editor
Kami Asgar
Writer
Robert Eisele
Story
Jeffrey Porro
Co-Producer
Molly Allen
Todd Black
David Crockett
Kate Forte
Associate Producer
Melody Fowler
Valeria Scoon
Editorial Coordinator
John Breinholt
Editor
Hughes Winborne
Animal Coordinator
Austin Anderson
Production Assistant
Patrick Tendai Pfupajena
Production Design
David J. Bomba
Art Direction
John R. Jensen
Set Decoration
Patrick Cassidy
Script Supervisor
Karen Golden
Second Assistant Director
Greg Hale
Stunt Coordinator
Steven Ritzi
Kevin Beard
Thirl Haston
Stephen A. Pope
Stunt Double
Robert Powell
Gerard 'Gus' Williams
Joe Nin Williams
Music Supervisor
G. Marq Roswell
Unit Production Manager
Co-Editor
Production Supervisor
Valerie Bleth Sharp
Post Production Supervisor
Brian McNulty
Assistant Art Director
Rob Simons
"A" Camera Operator
Mark La Bonge
Steadicam Operator
"B" Camera Operator
Pamela Rittelmeyer
First Assistant "A" Camera
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Xiomara Comrie
First Assistant "B" Camera
Sean J. O'Shea
Camera Loader
Tiffani L. Stephenson
Aerial Director of Photography
Gary Tolbert
Costume Supervisor
Dana Kay Hart
Assistant Costume Designer
Jodie Stern
Diah Wymont
Costumer
Frank Perry Rose
Key Costumer
Riki Lin Sabusawa
Set Costumer
Yvonne Bastidos
Mitzi Haralson
Seamstress
Giselle Spence
Frances Jacques-LeCompte
Makeup Department Head
Carl Fullerton
Key Makeup Artist
Matiki Anoff
Assistant Makeup Artist
Denise Pugh-Ruiz
Makeup Artist
Linda Lazar
LaToya Henderson
Nikki I Brown
Hair Department Head
Kenneth Walker
Hairstylist
Larry M. Cherry
Key Hair Stylist
Belinda Anderson
Assistant Hairstylist
Valerie Gladstone-Appel
Andrea Young
Andrea Bowman
Janice Hudson
Boom Operator
Gary A. Theard
Production Coordinator
Jeff Valeri
Assistant Production Coordinator
Nicki Johnson
Production Secretary
Natalia Anderson
Unit Publicist
Cid Swank
Still Photographer
David Lee
Production Accountant
Alison Cannon
First Assistant Accountant
Anne Scott
Assistant Accountant
Frederick Shear
Jamie Horwitz
Payroll Accountant
David Hickey
Second Second Assistant Director
Kali R. Harrison
Additional Second Assistant Director
George Bott
Gaffer
Jack English
Best Boy Electric
James Babineaux
Rigging Gaffer
Stephen Beasley
Key Grip
C. Alan Rawlins Sr.
Best Boy Grip
Riko Schatke
Key Rigging Grip
Ted Sapp
Jacob Ross
Dolly Grip
Darryl Humber
Location Manager
Kei Rowan-Young
Assistant Location Manager
Alex Borys
Christina DeCharles
Extras Casting
Christopher Gray
Extras Casting Assistant
Christian Juneau
Property Master
John Bankson
Assistant Property Master
Virle S. Reid
Props
C. Alan Berry
Leadman
Tommy Samona
Assistant Set Decoration
Helen Britten
Storyboard Artist
Gary Damian Thomas
Art Department Coordinator
Shellie Gillespie
Art Department Assistant
Dillon Jim Breithaupt
Special Effects Supervisor
Jack Lynch
Special Effects Coordinator
Jeffery D. Woodrel
Additional Editor
Geraud Brisson
Post Production Coordinator
Ian Crockett
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tateum Kohut
Greg Orloff
Rick Kline
Sean McCormack
ADR Supervisor
Kim Drummond
Foley Supervisor
Jonathan Klein
Dialogue Editor
Scott G.G. Haller
ADR Editor
Erin Oakley
Sound Designer
Dorian Cheah
Sound Effects Editor
Jon Wakeham
John Marquis
Herwig Maurer
Tim Tuchrello
Foley Editor
Michael Dressel
Foley Artist
Amy Kane
Elizabeth Rainey
Anita Cannella
Foley Mixer
Carmine Rubino
First Assistant Sound Editor
Jacob Riehle
Assistant Sound Editor
Eryne Prine
Music Editor
Todd Kasow
Barbara McDermott
Sound Recordist
Fred Peck III
ADR Mixer
Brian Smith
Howard London
Construction Coordinator
Jerry G. Henery
Construction Foreman
Dean Allison
Scott Childers
Paint Coordinator
James Passanante
Greensman
Larry Misselhorn
Ryan Misselhorn
Set Medic
Nannette Palmer
Transportation Coordinator
Ted Moser
Transportation Captain
Richard A. Davis
Transportation Co-Captain
Justin Nance
Studio Teacher
Lois Yaroshefsky
Peter Golub