On April 5, 1968, soul legend James Brown performed a concert in Boston that many say shielded that city from the kinds of devastating riots that ripped other cities apart after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Cornel WestSelf (as Dr. Cornel West) | Self (as Dr. Cornel West) |
 James BrownSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Muhammad AliSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| MMichael AmbrosinoSelf | Self |
| TTom AtkinsSelf | Self |
| CCharles BobbittSelf (as Charles Bobbit) | Self (as Charles Bobbit) |
 Bobby ByrdSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Martin Luther King Jr.Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Coretta Scott KingSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Robert F. KennedySelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Lyndon B. JohnsonSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Richard NixonSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Harry ReasonerSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Al SharptonSelf | Self |
 Hubert H. HumphreySelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Dennis HaysbertSelf - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| RRobert HallSelf (as Dr. Robert Hall) | Self (as Dr. Robert Hall) |