| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Barry Alexander Brown | Crew | Editing | Editor |
 Ellen Kuras | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography |
 Roger Guenveur Smith | Crew | Writing | Writer |
 Spike Lee | Crew | Directing | Director |
 Marc Anthony Thompson | Crew | Sound | Original Music Composer |
 Angela Davis | Cast | Actress | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 Bessie Smith | Cast | Actress | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 Bobby Seale | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 Eldridge Cleaver | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 Jim Brown | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 Kathleen Cleaver | Cast | Actress | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 Malcolm X | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 Marlon Brando | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 Martin Luther King Jr. | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 Orson Welles | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
Roger Guenveur Smith | Cast | Actor | Huey P. Newton |
 Stokely Carmichael | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 H. Rap Brown | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
Huey P. Long | Cast | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
