Cast 26

1. 

   Colin Salmon

   Narrator (voice)

2. Edwin Moses

   Self - 400m Hurdles; Olympic Gold 1976, 1984

3. Kwame Kwei-Armah

   Self

4. 

   Delroy Lindo

   Self

5. Steven Millner

   Self - Professor, San Jose State University

6. 

   Harry Edwards

   Self - Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley

7. Lee Evans

   Self - 400m, 4 × 400m Relay; Olympic Gold 1968

8. 

   Tommie Smith

   Self - 200m; Olympic Gold 1968

9. Art Simburg

   Self - Former San Jose State student

10. Lynda Huey

    Self - Former San Jose State sprinter and student

11. 

    Malcolm X

    Self (archive footage)

12. 

    Muhammad Ali

    Self (archive footage)

13. Avery Brundage

    Self (archive footage)

14. Dave Zirin

    Sports journalist and commentator

15. Douglas Hartmann

    Self - Associate Professor, University of Minnesota

16. Ken Noel

    Self - Chief Organizer, Olympic Project for Human Rights

17. Ralph Boston

    Self - Long Jump; Olympic Gold 1960, Silver 1964, Bronze 1968

18. Bob Beamon

    Self - Long Jump; Olympic Gold 1968

19. 

    Stokely Carmichael

    Self (archive footage)

20. H. Rap Brown

    Self (archive footage)

21. Ben Carrington

    Self - Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Austin

22. Paul Hoffman

    Self - US Olympic Rowing Team 1968; Olympic Silver 1972

23. 

    John Carlos

    Self (archive footage)

24. Peter Norman

    Self (archive footage)

25. 

    Gary Younge

    Self - Guardian Columnist

26. 

    Jesse Owens

    Self (archive footage)

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