Characters played by Maxine McNair
Self - Mother of Denise McNair
Characters played by Chris McNair
Self - Father of Denise McNair
Characters played by Helen Pegues
Self - Denise's Aunt
Characters played by Queen Nunn
Self - Neighbor of Denise McNair
Characters played by Arthur Hanes Jr.
Self - Defense Attorney for Bob Chambliss
Characters played by Howell Raines
Self - New York Times Editor
Characters played by Harold McNair
Self - Denise's Uncle
Characters played by Carole C. Smitherman
Self - Denise's Childhood Friend
Characters played by Wamo Reed Robertson
Self - Carole's Aunt
Characters played by Dianne Braddock
Self - Carole's Sister
Characters played by Carolyn Lee Brown
Self - Carole's Childhood Friend
Characters played by Alpha Robertson
Self - Mother of Carole Robertson
Characters played by Wyatt Tee Walker
Self - Former Executive Director of SCLC
Characters played by Fred Lee Shuttlesworth
Self - Pres. of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights
Characters played by Florence Terrell
Self - School Teacher
Characters played by Gwendolyn White
Self - School Teacher
Characters played by Doris Lockhart
Self - Neighbor of Cynthia Wesley
Characters played by Gerald Colbert
Self - Cynthia's Childhood Neighbor
Characters played by Freeman Hrabowski III
Self - Cynthia's Childhood Friend
Characters played by Shirley Wesley King
Self - Cynthia's Sister
Characters played by Carolyn M. McKinstry
Self - Cynthia's Childhood Friend
Characters played by David J. Vann
Self - Former Mayor of Birmingham
Characters played by Bill Baxley
Self - Former Attorney General of Alabama
Characters played by Albert Boutwell
Self - Former Mayor of Birmingham
Characters played by Andrew Young
Self - SCLC
Characters played by Taylor Branch
Self - Author
Characters played by Nadean S. Williams
Self - Music Teacher
Characters played by Janie Gaines
Self - Addie Mae's Sister
Characters played by Rhonda Nunn Thomas
Self - Denise's Childhood Friend
Characters played by James Bevel
Self - SCLC
Characters played by Tommy Wrenn
Self - SCLC
Characters played by George Wallace
Self
Characters played by Nicholas Katzenbach
Self - Former US Attorney General
Characters played by Billie Harris
Self - Funeral Home Director
Characters played by Ricky Powell
Self - Denise's Childhood Friend
Characters played by Lillie Brown
Self - SCLC
Characters played by Ossie Davis
Self - Actor and Playwright
Characters played by Mahalia Jackson
Self - During March on Washington
Characters played by Barbara Nunn
Self - Denise's Childhood Friend
Characters played by John Cross
Self - Former Pastor of 16th St. Baptist Church
Characters played by Barbara Cross
Self - Daughter of Reverend Cross
Characters played by Morris Marshall
Self - 16th Street Baptist Church Member
Characters played by Junie Collins
Self - Addie Mae's Sister
Characters played by Diane Nash
Self - SCLC
Characters played by Faye Davis
Self - Carole's Childhood Friend
Characters played by Coretta Scott King
Self
Characters played by Walter Cronkite
Self - Special Correspondent CBS News
Characters played by Bill Cosby
Self - Educator
Characters played by Jesse Jackson
Self - Founder of the Rainbow Push Coalition
Characters played by Reggie White
Self - Green Bay Packers
Characters played by Ralph Abernathy
Self - with Martin Luther King
Characters played by David Brinkley
Self - Reports on Chambliss Trial
Characters played by Robert Chambliss
Self (convicted church bomber)
Characters played by Addie Mae Collins
Self (joint funeral)
Characters played by Eugene 'Bull' Connor
Self
Characters played by James Farmer
Self - with Freedom Riders
Characters played by Martin Luther King
Self
Characters played by Spike Lee
Interviewer
Characters played by Denise McNair
Self (at family gathering)
Characters played by Cynthia Wesley
Self (joint funeral)