| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Aljernon Tunsil | Crew | Editing | Editor |
 Ken Burns | Crew | Production | Producer, Executive Producer |
David McMahon | Crew | Directing | Director, Producer, Writer |
Sarah Burns | Crew | Directing | Director, Producer, Writer |
Molly Schwartz | Crew | Visual Effects | Animation |
Stephanie Jenkins | Crew | Production | Co-Producer |
 Bill Clinton | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Franklin D. Roosevelt | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Ronald Reagan | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
Henry Cisneros | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Jelani Cobb | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Nikole Hannah-Jones | Cast | Actress | Self |
David Williams | Cast | Self - Sociologist | |
Eva Davis | Cast | Actress | Self (archive footage) |
Willie Harrison | Cast | Actor | Self |
Lawrence Lightfoot | Cast | Self | |
Chasity Dixon | Cast | Self | |
Rilene Dixon | Cast | Self | |
| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
