Working from the text of James Baldwin’s unfinished final novel, director Raoul Peck creates a meditation on what it means to be Black in the United States.
- Academy Awards®2017
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Working from the text of James Baldwin’s unfinished final novel, director Raoul Peck creates a meditation on what it means to be Black in the United States.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Samuel L. JacksonNarrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) |
 James BaldwinSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Martin Luther King Jr.Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Malcolm XSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Arnold SchwarzeneggerSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Billy Dee WilliamsSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Rod SteigerSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |