Narrator (voice)

Colin Salmon

Acting

Self - 400m Hurdles; Olympic Gold 1976, 1984

Edwin Moses

Acting

Self

Kwame Kwei-Armah

Acting

Self

Delroy Lindo

Acting

Self - Professor, San Jose State University

Steven Millner

Acting

Self - Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley

Harry Edwards

Acting

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

Lee Evans

Acting

Self - 200m; Olympic Gold 1968

Tommie Smith

Acting

Self - Former San Jose State student

Art Simburg

Acting

Self - Former San Jose State sprinter and student

Lynda Huey

Acting

Self (archive footage)

Malcolm X

Acting

Self (archive footage)

Muhammad Ali

Acting

Self (archive footage)

Avery Brundage

Acting

Sports journalist and commentator

Dave Zirin

Writing

Self - Associate Professor, University of Minnesota

Douglas Hartmann

Acting

Self - Chief Organizer, Olympic Project for Human Rights

Ken Noel

Acting

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

Ralph Boston

Acting

Self - Long Jump; Olympic Gold 1968

Bob Beamon

Acting

Self (archive footage)

Kwame Ture

Acting

Self (archive footage)

H. Rap Brown

Acting

Self - Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Austin

Ben Carrington

Acting

Self - US Olympic Rowing Team 1968; Olympic Silver 1972

Paul Hoffman

Acting

Self (archive footage)

John Carlos

Acting

Self (archive footage)

Peter Norman

Acting

Self - Guardian Columnist

Gary Younge

Writing

Self (archive footage)

Jesse Owens

Acting