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