Jeffrey Wright

Character: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Terrence Howard

Character: Ralph Abernathy

CCH Pounder

Character: Jo Ann Robinson

Carmen Ejogo

Character: Coretta Scott King

Reg E. Cathey

Character: E.D. Nixon

Brent Jennings

Character: Rufus Lewis

Iris Little Thomas

Character: Rosa Parks

Shawn Michael Howard

Character: Fred Gray

Aaron Neville

Character: Angry Neighbor

Erik Dellums

Character: Bayard Rustin

Mike Hodge

Character: Daddy King

Whitman Mayo

Character: Reverend Banyon

Walter Franks

Character: Reverend Fields

Mert Hatfield

Character: Mayor Gayle

Tom Nowicki

Character: Commissioner Sellars

Danny Nelson

Character: Commissioner Parks

E. Roger Mitchell

Character: Bob Phillips

Heather Salmon

Character: Mrs. Dunlap

Clark Johnson

Character: Emory Jackson

Jack Martin

Character: Clifford Durr

Crystal Garrett

Character: Juanita Abernathy

Thomas Jefferson Byrd

Character: Raymond Parks

James Bigwood

Character: Bus Driver

L. Warren Young

Character: Hotel Clerk

Freda Scott Giles

Character: Woman #1

Schveka Cooper-Brown

Character: Woman #2

Ralph David Abernathy

Character: Young Boy

Dan Biggers

Character: Judge

Frank Hoyt Taylor

Character: Jack Crenshaw

Toiya Tillman

Character: Claudette Colvin (as Thimbe Prather)

Cassi Davis

Character: Cook

Willy Andralliski

Character: Pharmacy Owner

A.J. Jerrick

Character: Dr. Johnson

Sandra Ellis Lafferty

Character: White Committee Woman

Ron Leggett

Character: Juke Joint Patron

Ray Stoney

Character: Juke Joint Patron

Lee Roy Giles

Character: Holiness Minister

Elizabeth Omilami

Character: MLK Passenger

Deborah Duke

Character: MLK Passenger

Ginnie Randall

Character: MLK Passenger

Robert C. Treveiler

Character: Jail Clerk

Steve Coulter

Character: Sergeant

Erik M. Underwood

Character: Church Member (uncredited)

Von Coulter

Character: MLK Guard

Omar J. Dorsey

Character: MLK Guard

Angela Elayne Gibbs

Character: Congregant #1

Geoffrey Williams

Character: Congregant #2

Willie Tennyson

Character: Cabbie

Gerald Brown

Character: Wino

James Mayberry

Character: Police Officer

Richie Dye

Character: Policeman

Whitt Brantley

Character: Policeman

David Dwyer

Character: Policeman

Jeff Braun

Character: Policeman

Dolan Wilson

Character: Policeman

Lavon Lacey

Character: Luther Ingalls

Janell McLeod

Character: White Lady

Heath Gunn

Character: Angry Neighbor

Sherri L. Walker

Character: Angry Neighbor

Molly Johnson

Character: Mocha Beauty

Jeffrey Pratt Gordon

Character: Redneck

Darwin T. Hobbs

Character: Juke Joint Singer

Kenric Richardson

Character: MLK Supporter

Edith Ivey

Character: Woman Getting Ticket

Sylvester Jenkins

Character: Loading Dock Man #1

Bill Erwin

Character: Loading Dock Man #2

Shannon Welles

Character: Porch Lady

Marion Guyot

Character: Virginia Durr