| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Daphne McWilliams | Crew | Production | Producer |
Henry Adebonojo | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography |
Jacqueline Glover | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
 Kathryn Bostic | Crew | Sound | Original Music Composer |
 Sam Pollard | Crew | Directing | Director, Producer |
 Henry Louis Gates, Jr. | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
 Nancy Abraham | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
 Lisa Heller | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
Thelma Golden | Crew | Production | Consulting Producer |
Steven Wechsler | Crew | Editing | Editor |
 Denise Nicholas | Cast | Actress | Self |
 Swizz Beatz | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Tom Brokaw | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
Kara Walker | Cast | Actress | Self |
Pamela Newkirk | Cast | Actress | Self |
Theaster Gates | Cast | Actor | Self |
Kehinde Wiley | Cast | Actor | Self |
Hank Willis Thomas | Cast | Actor | Self |
Glenn Ligon | Cast | Actor | Self |
Carrie Mae Weems | Cast | Actress | Self |
Betye Saar | Cast | Actress | Self |
Sanford Biggers | Cast | Actor | Self |
Amy Sherald | Cast | Actress | Self |
Fred Wilson | Cast | Actor | Self |
Bernard Lumpkin | Cast | Actor | Self |
Michele Wallace | Cast | Actress | Self |
Valerie Cassel Oliver | Cast | Actress | Self |
Alison Saar | Cast | Actress | Self |
Jordan Casteel | Cast | Actress | Self |
Kerry James Marshall | Cast | Actor | Self |
Radcliffe Bailey | Cast | Actor | Self |
Richard Mayhew | Cast | Actor | Self |
Nick Cave | Cast | Actor | Self |
Kendall Carter | Cast | Actor | Self |
Linda C. Harrison | Cast | Actress | Self |
Richard J. Powell | Cast | Actor | Self |
Rujeko Hockley | Cast | Actress | Self |
 Sarah Lewis | Cast | Actress | Self |
Faith Ringgold | Cast | Actress | Self |
Mary LoveLace O'Neal | Cast | Actress | Self |
Mary Schmidt Campbell | Cast | Actress | Self |
Maurice Berger | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
David C. Driskell | Cast | Actor | Self |
McArthur Binion | Cast | Actor | Self |
Lyle Ashton Harris | Cast | Actor | Self |
| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
