
Colin Salmon
Narrator (voice)
Acting
![Edwin Moses]()
Edwin Moses
Self - 400m Hurdles; Olympic Gold 1976, 1984
Acting

Kwame Kwei-Armah
Self
Acting
![Steven Millner]()
Steven Millner
Self - Professor, San Jose State University
Acting

Harry Edwards
Self - Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley
Acting
![Lee Evans]()
Lee Evans
Self - 400m, 4 × 400m Relay; Olympic Gold 1968
Acting

Tommie Smith
Self - 200m; Olympic Gold 1968
Acting
![Art Simburg]()
Art Simburg
Self - Former San Jose State student
Acting
![Lynda Huey]()
Lynda Huey
Self - Former San Jose State sprinter and student
Acting

Malcolm X
Self (archive footage)
Acting

Muhammad Ali
Self (archive footage)
Acting
![Avery Brundage]()
Avery Brundage
Self (archive footage)
Acting
![Dave Zirin]()
Dave Zirin
Sports journalist and commentator
Writing
![Douglas Hartmann]()
Douglas Hartmann
Self - Associate Professor, University of Minnesota
Acting
![Ken Noel]()
Ken Noel
Self - Chief Organizer, Olympic Project for Human Rights
Acting
![Ralph Boston]()
Ralph Boston
Self - Long Jump; Olympic Gold 1960, Silver 1964, Bronze 1968
Acting
![Bob Beamon]()
Bob Beamon
Self - Long Jump; Olympic Gold 1968
Acting

Kwame Ture
Self (archive footage)
Acting
![H. Rap Brown]()
H. Rap Brown
Self (archive footage)
Acting
![Ben Carrington]()
Ben Carrington
Self - Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Austin
Acting
![Paul Hoffman]()
Paul Hoffman
Self - US Olympic Rowing Team 1968; Olympic Silver 1972
Acting

John Carlos
Self (archive footage)
Acting
![Peter Norman]()
Peter Norman
Self (archive footage)
Acting

Gary Younge
Self - Guardian Columnist
Writing

Jesse Owens
Self (archive footage)
Acting