Self (archive footage)

Self

Reverend 'Rev' Gregory

Self

Self

Self

Judge Buchanan

Lorenzo DuFau

Granddad

Self

Self

Narrator

Himself

Self

John F. "Jack" Kennedy

Jean-Jacques

Narrator

Julius (voice)

Duncan Cox

Yar (voice)

Buck McHenry

Narrator (voice)

Caretaker

Mordecai

Too Tall

Self

Alexander Billman

Archer Dolittle

Self

Self

Juror 2

Self - Actor and Playwright

Narrator

Mr. Evers

Self

Midge Carter

Jeremiah

Dr. Winston

Uncle Phil

Harry Roosevelt

Uncle Phil

Judge Richard Farris

Self

Narrator

Chuck

Detective in Squad Room

Narrator

Grandfather

Frederick Douglas (voice)

Eulogy Performer (voice)

Noah

Self

Reverend Purify

Marshall

Self

Da Mayor

Coach Odom

Anansi the Spider (Sleepytime Songs and Stories) (voice)

Capt. Harry Moradian

Himself

Raymond

Narrator

Dr. Sanders

Chuffy Russell

Blaine Whitfield

Narrator

Captain John Geiberger

Benjamin Banneker

Dr. Fredericks

Reed

Ernest Motapo

Elder Johnson

Narrator

Self (uncredited)

Eulogy (voice)

James Lucas

Narrator

Osmond Portifoy

Luke

Jed Hooker

Charles Carter

Joseph Lee

Narrator

Lt. Wagner

Narrator

Nelson Davis

Jason King (archival footage)

Jason King (archive footage)

Jacko King

Capshaw

Father Gillis

Reverend Purlie Victorious Judson

Narrator (voice)

Dangerfield Newby

Cab Driver (uncredited)

John Brooks (uncredited)