Denzel Whitaker
James Farmer Jr.
Acting
Denzel Washington
Melvin B. Tolson
Acting
Nate Parker
Henry Lowe
Acting
Jurnee Smollett
Samantha Booke
Acting
Forest Whitaker
Dr. James Farmer Sr.
Acting
Kimberly Elise
Pearl Farmer
Acting
Jermaine Williams
Hamilton Burgess
Acting
Gina Ravera
Ruth Tolson
Acting
John Heard
Sheriff Dozier
Acting
Devyn A. Tyler
Helen Farmer
Acting
Trenton McClain Boyd
Nathaniel Farmer
Acting
Ritchie Montgomery
Deputy
Acting
Jackson Walker
Pig Owner
Acting
Tim Parati
Pig Farmer
Acting
Robert X. Golphin
Dunbar Reed
Acting
Justice Leak
Harland Osbourne
Acting
Glen Powell
Harvard Debater #1
Acting
Brad Watkins
Harvard Debater #2
Acting
Brian Smiar
Harvard Dean
Acting
Damien Leake
Wilson
Acting
Voltaire Sterling
Paul Quinn Debater #1
Acting
Stephen Rider
Paul Quinn Debater #2
Acting
Gordon Danniels
Paul Quinn Debate Judge
Acting
Donny Boaz
Oklahoma City College Debater #1
Acting
Samuel Elliott Whisnant
Oklahoma City College Debater #2
Acting
Bonnie Johnson
Dr. Jennings
Acting
Charissa Allen
Benita
Acting
Michael Beasley
Trudell
Acting
Gary Mathis
Enormous Man
Acting
George Wilson
Samuel
Acting
Fahnlohnee R. Harris
Clementine
Acting
Harold Evans
William Taylor
Acting
J.D. Evermore
Captain Wainwright
Acting
Sharon Jones
Lila
Acting
Kelvin Payton
Joseph
Acting
Southey Blanton
White Labor Organizer
Acting
Michael Mattison
White Sharecropper #1
Acting
Jeff Braun
White Sharecropper #2
Acting
Milton R. Gipson
Prairie View Professor
Acting
Frank Ridley
Security Guard
Acting
Jeremiah Kissel
Radio Announcer at Harvard Debate
Acting
Jack Radosta
White Man at Lynching
Acting
Alvin Youngblood Hart
Juke Joint Musician #1
Acting
Dom Flemons
Juke Joint Musician #2
Acting
Justin Robinson
Juke Joint Musician #3
Acting
Rhiannon Giddens
Juke Joint Musician #4
Acting
Ahmad Powell
Fisk Professor
Lighting
Marcus Lyle Brown
Howard Debater #1
Acting
Gary Mattis
Enormous Man
Acting
Kevin Beard
Klansman at Lynching (uncredited)
Crew