Harry J. Lennix stars as trailblazing and controversial African-American congressman and Civil Rights activist Adam Clayton Powell Jr., who started out as a preacher in Harlem and then went on to deal with such issues as the integration of schools in the 1940s and '50s. Vanessa Williams portrays his second wife, jazz singer Hazel Scott.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Harry LennixAdam Clayton Powell Jr. | Adam Clayton Powell Jr. |
 Vanessa WilliamsHazel Scott | Hazel Scott |
| JJ. Winston CarrollCongressman Van Deerlin | Congressman Van Deerlin |
 Karen RobinsonHattie Dodson | Hattie Dodson |