Herself (Mother of Denise McNair)
Maxine McNair
Himself (Father of Denise McNair)
Chris McNair
Herself (Denise's Aunt)
Helen Pegues
Herself (Neighbor of Denise McNair)
Queen Nunn
Himself (Defense Attorney for Bob Chambliss)
Arthur Hanes Jr.
Himself (New York Times Editor)
Howell Raines
Himself (Denise's Uncle)
Harold McNair
Herself (Denise's Childhood Friend) (as Carole C. Smitherman Esq.)
Carole C. Smitherman
Herself (Carole's Aunt)
Wamo Reed Robertson
Herself (Carole's Sister)
Dianne Braddock
Herself (Carole's Childhood Friend)
Carolyn Lee Brown
Herself (Mother of Carole Robertson)
Alpha Robertson
Himself (Former Executive Director of SCLC)
Wyatt Tee Walker
Himself (Pres. of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights) (also archive footage)
Fred Shuttlesworth
Herself (School Teacher)
Florence Terrell
Cinematographer
Ellen Kuras
