| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Daphne McWilliams | Crew | Production | Line Producer |
 Ellen Kuras | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography |
 Sam Pollard | Crew | Editing | Editor, Producer |
 Sheila Nevins | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
 Spike Lee | Crew | Directing | Director, Producer, Writer |
 Terence Blanchard | Crew | Sound | Original Music Composer |
Michele Forman | Crew | Production | Associate Producer |
 Addie Mae Collins | Cast | Actress | Self (joint funeral) (archive footage) (uncredited) |
Albert Boutwell | Cast | Actor | Self - Former Mayor of Birmingham (archive footage) |
Alpha Robertson | Cast | Self - Mother of Carole Robertson | |
 Arthur Hanes Jr. | Cast | Actor | Self - Defense Attorney for Bob Chambliss |
Barbara Cross | Cast | Actress | Self - Daughter of Reverend Cross |
Barbara Nunn | Cast | Actress | Self - Denise's Childhood Friend |
Bill Baxley | Cast | Actor | Self - Former Attorney General of Alabama |
 Bill Cosby | Cast | Actor | Self - Educator |
 Billie Harris | Cast | Actor | Self - Funeral Home Director |
 Carole Rosamond Robertson | Cast | Actress | Self (joint funeral) (archive footage) (uncredited) |
Carole C. Smitherman | Cast | Actress | Self - Denise's Childhood Friend |
Carolyn Lee Brown | Cast | Self - Carole's Childhood Friend | |
Carolyn M. McKinstry | Cast | Actress | Self - Cynthia's Childhood Friend |
 Chris McNair | Cast | Actor | Self - Father of Denise McNair |
 Coretta Scott King | Cast | Actress | Self |
 Cynthia Wesley | Cast | Actress | Self (joint funeral) (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 David Brinkley | Cast | Actor | Self - Reports on Chambliss Trial (archive footage) (uncredited) |
David J. Vann | Cast | Actor | Self - Former Mayor of Birmingham |
