Jeffrey Wright
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Acting
Terrence Howard
Ralph Abernathy
Acting
CCH Pounder
Jo Ann Robinson
Acting
Carmen Ejogo
Coretta Scott King
Acting
Reg E. Cathey
E.D. Nixon
Acting
Brent Jennings
Rufus Lewis
Acting
Iris Little Thomas
Rosa Parks
Acting
Shawn Michael Howard
Fred Gray
Acting
Aaron Neville
Angry Neighbor
Acting
Erik Dellums
Bayard Rustin
Acting
Mike Hodge
Daddy King
Acting
Whitman Mayo
Reverend Banyon
Acting
Walter Franks
Reverend Fields
Acting
Mert Hatfield
Mayor Gayle
Acting
Tom Nowicki
Commissioner Sellars
Acting
Danny Nelson
Commissioner Parks
Acting
E. Roger Mitchell
Bob Phillips
Acting
Heather Salmon
Mrs. Dunlap
Acting
Clark Johnson
Emory Jackson
Acting
Jack Martin
Clifford Durr
Acting
Crystal Garrett
Juanita Abernathy
Acting
Thomas Jefferson Byrd
Raymond Parks
Acting
James Bigwood
Bus Driver
Production
L. Warren Young
Hotel Clerk
Acting
Freda Scott Giles
Woman #1
Acting
Schveka Cooper-Brown
Woman #2
Acting
Ralph David Abernathy
Young Boy
Acting
Dan Biggers
Judge
Acting
Frank Hoyt Taylor
Jack Crenshaw
Acting
Toiya Tillman
Claudette Colvin (as Thimbe Prather)
Acting
Cassi Davis
Cook
Acting
Willy Andralliski
Pharmacy Owner
Acting
A.J. Jerrick
Dr. Johnson
Acting
Sandra Ellis Lafferty
White Committee Woman
Acting
Ron Leggett
Juke Joint Patron
Acting
Ray Stoney
Juke Joint Patron
Acting
Lee Roy Giles
Holiness Minister
Acting
Elizabeth Omilami
MLK Passenger
Acting
Deborah Duke
MLK Passenger
Acting
Ginnie Randall
MLK Passenger
Acting
Robert C. Treveiler
Jail Clerk
Acting
Steve Coulter
Sergeant
Acting
Erik M. Underwood
Church Member (uncredited)
Acting
Von Coulter
MLK Guard
Acting
Omar J. Dorsey
MLK Guard
Acting
Angela Elayne Gibbs
Congregant #1
Acting
Geoffrey Williams
Congregant #2
Acting
Willie Tennyson
Cabbie
Acting
Gerald Brown
Wino
Acting
James Mayberry
Police Officer
Acting
Richie Dye
Policeman
Acting
Whitt Brantley
Policeman
Acting
David Dwyer
Policeman
Acting
Jeff Braun
Policeman
Acting
Dolan Wilson
Policeman
Acting
Lavon Lacey
Luther Ingalls
Acting
Janell McLeod
White Lady
Acting
Heath Gunn
Angry Neighbor
Acting
Sherri L. Walker
Angry Neighbor
Acting
Molly Johnson
Mocha Beauty
Acting
Jeffrey Pratt Gordon
Redneck
Art
Darwin T. Hobbs
Juke Joint Singer
Acting
Kenric Richardson
MLK Supporter
Acting
Edith Ivey
Woman Getting Ticket
Acting
Sylvester Jenkins
Loading Dock Man #1
Acting
Bill Erwin
Loading Dock Man #2
Acting
Shannon Welles
Porch Lady
Acting
Marion Guyot
Virginia Durr
Acting