Angela Bassett

Character: Rosa Louise McCauley Parks

Peter Francis James

Character: Raymond Parks

Von Coulter

Character: E.D. Nixon

Cicely Tyson

Character: Leona Edwards McCauley

Afemo Omilami

Character:

Charles Black

Character: Sylvester Edwards - Rosa's Grandfather

Sonny Shroyer

Character: James F. Blake

Mike Pniewski

Character: Clifford Durr

Tonea Stewart

Character: Johnnie Carr

Dexter King

Character: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Chardé Manzy

Character: Young Rosa

Nick LaTour

Character: Older Boycott Man

Helen Ingebritsen

Character: Miss Barton

Susan Savoie

Character: Virginia Foster Durr

Stephanie Astalos-Jones

Character: Librarian