 Jeffrey WrightDr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
 Terrence HowardRalph Abernathy | Ralph Abernathy |
 CCH PounderJo Ann Robinson | Jo Ann Robinson |
 Carmen EjogoCoretta Scott King | Coretta Scott King |
 Reg E. CatheyE.D. Nixon | E.D. Nixon |
 Brent JenningsRufus Lewis | Rufus Lewis |
 Iris Little ThomasRosa Parks | Rosa Parks |
 Shawn Michael HowardFred Gray | Fred Gray |
 Aaron NevilleAngry Neighbor | Angry Neighbor |
 Erik DellumsBayard Rustin | Bayard Rustin |
 Mike HodgeDaddy King | Daddy King |
 Whitman MayoReverend Banyon | Reverend Banyon |
 Walter FranksReverend Fields | Reverend Fields |
| MMert HatfieldMayor Gayle | Mayor Gayle |
 Tom NowickiCommissioner Sellars | Commissioner Sellars |
 Danny NelsonCommissioner Parks | Commissioner Parks |
 E. Roger MitchellBob Phillips | Bob Phillips |
| HHeather SalmonMrs. Dunlap | Mrs. Dunlap |
 Clark JohnsonEmory Jackson | Emory Jackson |
| JJack MartinClifford Durr | Clifford Durr |
| CCrystal GarrettJuanita Abernathy | Juanita Abernathy |
 Thomas Jefferson ByrdRaymond Parks | Raymond Parks |
 James BigwoodBus Driver | Bus Driver |
 L. Warren YoungHotel Clerk | Hotel Clerk |
| FFreda Scott GilesWoman #1 | Woman #1 |
| SSchveka Cooper-BrownWoman #2 | Woman #2 |
| RRalph David AbernathyYoung Boy | Young Boy |
 Dan BiggersJudge | Judge |
 Frank Hoyt TaylorJack Crenshaw | Jack Crenshaw |
| TToiya TillmanClaudette Colvin (as Thimbe Prather) | Claudette Colvin (as Thimbe Prather) |
