 Maxine McNairSelf - Mother of Denise McNair | Self - Mother of Denise McNair |
 Chris McNairSelf - Father of Denise McNair | Self - Father of Denise McNair |
| HHelen PeguesSelf - Denise's Aunt | Self - Denise's Aunt |
| QQueen NunnSelf - Neighbor of Denise McNair | Self - Neighbor of Denise McNair |
 Arthur Hanes Jr.Self - Defense Attorney for Bob Chambliss | Self - Defense Attorney for Bob Chambliss |
 Howell RainesSelf - New York Times Editor | Self - New York Times Editor |
| HHarold McNairSelf - Denise's Uncle | Self - Denise's Uncle |
| CCarole C. SmithermanSelf - Denise's Childhood Friend | Self - Denise's Childhood Friend |
 Wamo Reed RobertsonSelf - Carole's Aunt | Self - Carole's Aunt |
 Dianne BraddockSelf - Carole's Sister | Self - Carole's Sister |
| CCarolyn Lee BrownSelf - Carole's Childhood Friend | Self - Carole's Childhood Friend |
| AAlpha RobertsonSelf - Mother of Carole Robertson | Self - Mother of Carole Robertson |
| WWyatt Tee WalkerSelf - Former Executive Director of SCLC | Self - Former Executive Director of SCLC |
 Fred Lee ShuttlesworthSelf - Pres. of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights | Self - Pres. of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights |
| FFlorence TerrellSelf - School Teacher | Self - School Teacher |
| GGwendolyn WhiteSelf - School Teacher | Self - School Teacher |
| DDoris LockhartSelf - Neighbor of Cynthia Wesley | Self - Neighbor of Cynthia Wesley |
| GGerald ColbertSelf - Cynthia's Childhood Neighbor | Self - Cynthia's Childhood Neighbor |
| FFreeman Hrabowski IIISelf - Cynthia's Childhood Friend | Self - Cynthia's Childhood Friend |
| SShirley Wesley KingSelf - Cynthia's Sister | Self - Cynthia's Sister |
| CCarolyn M. McKinstrySelf - Cynthia's Childhood Friend | Self - Cynthia's Childhood Friend |
| DDavid J. VannSelf - Former Mayor of Birmingham | Self - Former Mayor of Birmingham |
| BBill BaxleySelf - Former Attorney General of Alabama | Self - Former Attorney General of Alabama |
| AAlbert BoutwellSelf - Former Mayor of Birmingham (archive footage) | Self - Former Mayor of Birmingham (archive footage) |
 Andrew YoungSelf - SCLC | Self - SCLC |
 Taylor BranchSelf - Author | Self - Author |
| NNadean S. WilliamsSelf - Music Teacher | Self - Music Teacher |
| JJanie GainesSelf - Addie Mae's Sister | Self - Addie Mae's Sister |
| RRhonda Nunn ThomasSelf - Denise's Childhood Friend | Self - Denise's Childhood Friend |
 James BevelSelf - SCLC | Self - SCLC |
