Self

Jelani Cobb

Self

Angela Davis

Self

Bryan Stevenson

Self

Nicholas Turner

Self

John Hagan

Self

Van Jones

Self (archive footage)

Barack Obama

Self (archive footage)

Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Jimmy Carter

Self (archive footage)

George W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

Donald Trump

Self (archive footage)

George H. W. Bush

Self

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Hillary Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Malcolm X

Self (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

Nancy Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Gerald Ford

Self (archive footage)

Michael Dukakis

Self (archive footage)

Bernie Sanders

Self

Michelle Alexander

Self - 106th Mayor of New York City (D)

David Dinkins

Self (archive footage)

Assata Shakur

Self - U.S. Senator (D) New Jersey

Cory Booker

Self

Marie Gottschalk

Self

Michael Hough

Self

Gina Clayton

Self

David Keene

Self

James Kilgore

Director of Photography

Hans Charles

Sound Mixer

Craig Henighan

Thanks

Oprah Winfrey

Director of Photography

Kira Kelly

Director

Ava DuVernay

Writer

Ava DuVernay

Producer

Ava DuVernay

Thanks

David Oyelowo

Musician

Karriem Riggins

Executive Producer

Angus Wall

Writer

Spencer Averick

Editor

Spencer Averick

Producer

Spencer Averick

Music Editor

Lise Richardson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jeffrey Perkins

Music Editor

Julie Pearce

Executive Producer

Adam Del Deo

Executive Producer

Lisa Nishimura

Original Music Composer

Jason Moran

Producer

Howard Barish