| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Albert Maysles | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
 Don Lenzer | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography |
 Douglas K. Dempsey | Crew | Writing | Writer, Co-Producer |
 Karen Thorsen | Crew | Directing | Director, Producer, Writer |
 Susan Lacy | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
Tom Krueger | Crew | Camera | Assistant Camera |
Peter Miller | Crew | Sound | Sound Recordist |
Joy Birdsong | Crew | Production | Associate Producer |
Joe Wood | Crew | Production | Co-Producer |
Sandra Guthrie | Crew | Editing | Co-Editor |
 Amiri Baraka | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Frances Foster | Cast | Actress | Self |
Ishmael Reed | Cast | Self | |
 James Baldwin | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Maya Angelou | Cast | Actress | Self |
 William Styron | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Bobby Short | Cast | Actor | Self |
Lucien Happersberger | Cast | Self | |
Bernard Hassel | Cast | Self | |
William Cole | Cast | Self | |
Engin Cezzar | Cast | Actor | Self |
Yashar Kemal | Cast | Self | |
James Briggs Murray | Cast | Self | |
Cynthia Packard | Cast | Self | |
Alexa Birdsong | Cast | Self | |
David Baldwin | Cast | Self | |
| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
