| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Emir Lewis | Crew | Editing | Editor, Producer |
 Ric Burns | Crew | Directing | Director |
Kathryn Clinard | Crew | Production | Producer |
Gretchen Sorin | Crew | Directing | Director |
Margaret Munzer Loeb | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
Emily Pfeil | Crew | Production | Producer |
Greg Sorin | Crew | Production | Co-Producer |
Craig Steven Wilder | Cast | Professor of History, MIT | |
Lolis Eric Elie | Cast | Actor | Self - Writer |
Kenneth Jackson | Cast | Self - Professor of History and Social Sciences, Columbia University | |
Leah Chase | Cast | Self - Owner, Dooky Chase Restaurant | |
Candacy Taylor | Cast | Self - Author | |
Herb Boyd | Cast | Self - “Black Detroit” Author | |
Eric Avila | Cast | Self - Professor of History, UCLA | |
Tamara Banks | Cast | Self - Journalist | |
Spencer Crew | Cast | Self - Smithsonian Interim Director | |
Walter Edwards | Cast | Self - Chairman, Harlem Business Alliance | |
Carolyn Finney | Cast | Actress | Self - Author |
Kathleen Franz | Cast | Self - Author | |
Allyson Hobbs | Cast | Self - Professor of History, Stanford University | |
Jennifer Reut | Cast | Self - Architectural Historian | |
Fath Ruffins | Cast | Self - Smithsonian Curator | |
Thomas J. Sugrue | Cast | Self - Professor of History, NYU | |
| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
