Henry Louis Gates
В роли: Self - host and narrator (как Henry Louis Gates)

Кэтлин Кливер
В роли: Self - professor of law and former member of Black Panther Party

Vincent Brown
В роли: Self - historian

Maulana Karenga
В роли: Self - historian and co-founder of US Organization

Tricia Rose
В роли: Self - historian

Амир-Халиб Томпсон
В роли: Self (как Ahmir-Khalib Thompson)

William Julius Wilson
В роли: Self - sociologist

Курт Л Шмоки
В роли: Self - former mayor of Baltimore and president of the University of Baltimore

Robin Kelley
В роли: Self - historian

Vernon E. Jordan Jr.
В роли: Self - lawyer and civil rights activist

Angela Glover Blackwell
В роли: Self - founder and president of PolicyLink

Мишель Александр
В роли: Self - associate professor of law, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law

Terrence Stevens
В роли: Self - community activist, In Arms Reach Inc.

Chuck D.
В роли: Self

William Jelani Cobb
В роли: Self - historian

Dr. Peniel E. Joseph
В роли: Self - historian

Paul Sylvester Jr.
В роли: Self - resident of New Orleans

Roland Doucette Sr.
В роли: Self - resident of New Orleans

W. Kamau Bell
В роли: Self

Колин Пауэлл
В роли: Self