Characters played by James Lipscomb
Narrator
Characters played by John F. Kennedy
Self - President of the United States
Characters played by George Wallace
Self - Governor of Alabama
Characters played by Robert F. Kennedy
Self - Attorney General of the United States
Characters played by Vivian Malone
Self - a Negro Student
Characters played by James Hood
Self - a Negro Student
Characters played by Michael LeMoyne Kennedy
Self - Robert F. Kennedy's Son
Characters played by Burke Marshall
Self - Assistant Attorney General
Characters played by Nicholas Katzenbach
Self - Deputy Attorney General
Characters played by John Dore
Self - Deputy Attorney General
Characters played by Jack Greenberg
Self - N.A.A.C.P. Advisor
Characters played by Creighton Williams Abrams
Self - Confrontation Planner for Military
Characters played by Kerry Kennedy
Self - Robert F. Kennedy's Daughter
Characters played by Peyton Norville
Self - United States Marshal
Characters played by Henry Graham
Self - Commander of Alabama National Guard
Characters played by Dave McGlathery
Self - a Negro Engineering Student
Characters played by Kenneth P. O'Donnell
Self