Stevie Wonder hosts a two-hour special with celebrity guests gathered to salute Martin Luther King Jr. on the first national holiday honoring the late civil rights leader. Participants include Elizabeth Taylor, Bill Cosby, Eddie Murphy, Cyndi Lauper, Gregory Hines, Yoko Ono, Diana Ross, Bob Dylan, Patti LaBelle, Cicely Tyson, the Pointer Sisters, Andre Crouch, the Alvin Ailey Dancers, Quincy Jones, Dick Gregory, Joan Baez, Richard Dreyfuss, Peter, Paul and Mary, Amy Grant and Debbie Allen.
| Actor | Role |
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 Stevie WonderSelf - Host | Self - Host |
 Debbie AllenNot listed | Not listed |
 Nick AshfordNot listed | Not listed |
 Joan BaezNot listed | Not listed |
 Harry BelafonteNot listed | Not listed |
 Bill CosbyNot listed | Not listed |
| AAndraé CrouchNot listed | Not listed |
 Neil DiamondNot listed | Not listed |
 Richard DreyfussNot listed | Not listed |
 Bob DylanNot listed | Not listed |
 Amy GrantNot listed | Not listed |
 Dick GregoryNot listed | Not listed |
 Charlton HestonNot listed | Not listed |
 Gregory HinesNot listed | Not listed |
 Whitney HoustonNot listed | Not listed |
 Quincy JonesNot listed | Not listed |
 Coretta Scott KingNot listed | Not listed |
 Patti LaBelleNot listed | Not listed |
 Cyndi LauperNot listed | Not listed |
 Kenny LogginsNot listed | Not listed |
 Wynton MarsalisNot listed | Not listed |
 Eddie MurphyNot listed | Not listed |
 Yoko OnoNot listed | Not listed |
 Anita PointerNot listed | Not listed |
 June PointerNot listed | Not listed |
 Ruth PointerNot listed | Not listed |
 Diana RossNot listed | Not listed |
 Valerie SimpsonNot listed | Not listed |
 Elizabeth TaylorNot listed | Not listed |
 Cicely TysonNot listed | Not listed |