Ruby Dee
Laurie
Frank Silvera
Kyle
Roscoe Lee Browne
Clarence
Raymond St. Jacques
B.G.
Janet MacLachlan
Jeannie
Max Julien
Johnny Wells
Juanita Moore
Mama Wells
Michael Baseleon
Teddy
John Wesley
Larry
Ji-Tu Cumbuka
Rick
Robert DoQui
Street Speaker
James McEachin
Mello
Isabel Cooley
Dick Anthony Williams
Corbin
Leon Bibb
Mr. Oakley (uncredited)
Leonard Jackson
(uncredited)
Jesse Jackson
Self (archive footage)
Julian Mayfield
Tank Williams
Ketty Lester
Alma
Kirk Kirksey
L. Errol Jaye
Alice Childress
Van Kirksey
David Moody
Mello Alexandria
Lovyss Bradley
(uncredited)