丹泽尔·华盛顿

Denzel Hayes Washington Jr.

饰：马文·托尔森 Mel Tolson

福里斯特·惠特克

Forest Whitaker

饰：詹姆斯·法莫一世 Dr. James Farmer Sr.

朱尼·斯莫利特

Jurnee Smollett

饰：萨曼塔·布克 Samantha Booke

杰梅因·威廉姆斯

Jermaine Williams

饰：汉密尔顿 Hamilton Burgess

丹泽尔·惠特克

Denzel Whitaker

饰：詹姆斯·法莫二世 James Farmer, Jr.

吉娜·拉维拉

Gina Ravera

饰：露丝·托尔森 Ruth Tolson

内特·派克

Nate Parker

饰：亨利·洛维 Henry Lowe

邦妮·约翰逊

Bonnie Johnson

饰：Dr. Jennings

Charissa Allen

饰：Benita

马库斯·里尔·布朗

Marcus Lyle Brown

饰：Howard Debater #1

弗兰克·瑞德利

Frank Ridley

饰：Security Guard

蒂姆·帕拉蒂

Tim Parati

饰：Pig Farmer

J·D·埃弗摩尔

J.D. Evermore

饰：Captain Wainwright

达米恩·里克

Damien Leake

饰：Wilson

里奇·蒙哥马利

Ritchie Montgomery

饰：Deputy

格伦·鲍威尔

Glen Powell

饰：Harvard Debater #1

贾斯蒂斯·利克

Justice Leak

饰：Harland Osbourne

Voltaire Rico Sterling

饰：Paul Quinn Debater #1

Southey Blanton

饰：White Labor Organizer

Robert X. Golphin

饰：Dunbar Reed

George Wilson

饰：Samuel

德文·泰勒

Devyn A. Tyler

饰：Helen Farmer (as Devyn Tyler)

杰克逊·沃克

Jackson Walker

饰：Pig Owner

Kevin Payton

Kevin Payton

饰：Joseph

斯蒂芬·里德尔

Stephen Rider

饰：Paul Quinn Debater #2

Samuel Elliott Whisnant

饰：Oklahoma City College Debater #2

Brad Watkins

饰：Harvard Debater #2

Trenton McClain Boyd

饰：Nathaniel Farmer

金伯莉·伊丽丝

Kimberly Elise

饰：Pearl Farmer

约翰·赫德

John Heard

饰：Sheriff Dozier

Brian Smiar

Brian Smiar

饰：Harvard Dean

Gordon Danniels

饰：Paul Quinn Debate Judge

唐尼·波阿斯

Donny Boaz

饰：Oklahoma City College Debater #1

Gary Mathis

饰：Enormous Man

法隆尼·R·哈里斯

Fahnlohnee R. Harris

饰：Clementine

Harold Evans

饰：William Taylor (as Harold X. Evans)

Sharon Jones

Sharon Jones

饰：Lila

迈克尔·马蒂森

Michael Mattison

饰：White Sharecropper #1

杰夫·布朗

Jeff Braun

饰：White Sharecropper #2

Milton R. Gipson

饰：Prairie View Professor

Jeremiah Kissel

Jeremiah Kissel

饰：Radio Announcer at Harvard Debate

Jack Radosta

饰：White Man at Lynching

Alvin Youngblood Hart

饰：Juke Joint Musician #1

Dominique Flemons

饰：Juke Joint Musician #2

Justin Robinson

饰：Juke Joint Musician #3

Rhiannon Giddens

饰：Juke Joint Musician #4

Ahmad Powell

饰：Fisk Professor

Kelvin Payton

饰：Joseph

Dom Flemons

Dom Flemons

饰：Juke Joint Musician #2,(as Dominique Flemons)

迈克尔·比斯利

Michael Beasley

饰：Trudell