A chronicle of the final chapters of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life, revealing a conflicted leader who faced an onslaught of criticism from both sides of the political spectrum.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Martin Luther King Jr.Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Joan BaezSelf | Self |
 Harry BelafonteSelf | Self |
 Clarence JonesSelf | Self |
| BBernard LaFayette Jr.Self | Self |
 Andrew YoungSelf | Self |
| CC.T. VivianSelf | Self |
 John LewisSelf | Self |
| CCleveland SellarsSelf | Self |
| JJoseph A. Califano, Jr.Self | Self |
 Diane NashSelf | Self |
| DDorothy CottonSelf | Self |
| MMary LouSelf | Self |
 Henry MitchellSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| JJessie JacksonSelf | Self |
| JJames MeredithSelf | Self |
 Kwame TureSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Coretta Scott KingSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| AArnold MichaelsSelf | Self |
 Robert F. KennedySelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| MMarian Wright EdelmanSelf | Self |
| CClifford AlexanderSelf | Self |