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Casting

Director

Questlove

Producer

David Dinerstein, Robert Fyvolent, Joseph Patel

Executive Producer

Davis Guggenheim, Laurene Powell Jobs, Ruth Johnston, Jody Allen, Nicole Stott, Beth Hubbard, Dave Sirulnick, Rocky Collins, Jen Isaacson, Jon Kamen, Jonathan Silberberg, Jannat Gargi, Jeffrey Lurie

Director of Photography

Shawn Peters

Editor

Joshua L. Pearson

Art Direction

Lauren Nikrooz, Mark Thompson

Sound Mixer

Rich Mach, Mike Stahr, Alan Chow, Dennis Hamlin, Aisha Hallgren, Emily Strong

Stevie Wonder
Stevie WonderSelf
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Lin-Manuel MirandaSelf - Artist
Chris Rock
Chris RockSelf - Artist
Tony Lawrence
Tony LawrenceSelf - Harlem Cultural Festival Producer & Host (archive footage)
Nina Simone
Nina SimoneSelf (archive footage)
B.B. King
B.B. KingSelf (archive footage)
Abbey Lincoln
Abbey LincolnSelf (archive footage)
Mavis Staples
Mavis StaplesSelf - Singer (archive footage) (voice)
Mahalia Jackson
Mahalia JacksonSelf (archive footage)
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David RuffinSelf
Sly Stone
Sly StoneSelf - Performer (archive footage)
Hugh Masekela
Hugh MasekelaSelf (archive footage)
John V. Lindsay
John V. LindsaySelf (archive footage)
Ray Barretto
Ray BarrettoSelf - Performer (archive footage)
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Herbie MannSelf (archive footage)
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Mongo SantamaríaSelf - Performer (archive footage)
Questlove
QuestloveSelf (uncredited)
Luis A. Miranda Jr.
Luis A. Miranda Jr.Self - Civic Leader
Walter Cronkite
Walter CronkiteSelf - Host, CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite (archive footage)
Malcolm X
Malcolm XSelf - Activist (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr.Self - Activist (archive footage)
Robert F. Kennedy
Robert F. KennedySelf - Presidential Candidate (archive footage)
Richard Nixon
Richard NixonSelf - 37th President of the United States (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy
John F. KennedySelf - 35th President of the United States (archive footage)
Jesse Jackson
Jesse JacksonSelf
Moms Mabley
Moms MableySelf (archive footage)
Max Roach
Max RoachSelf (archive footage)
Fidel Castro
Fidel CastroSelf (archive footage)
Redd Foxx
Redd FoxxSelf - Comedian & Actor (archive footage)
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Dorinda DrakeSelf - Festival Attendee
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Barbara Bland-AcostaSelf - Festival Attendee
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Darryl LewisSelf - Festival Attendee
Gladys Knight
Gladys KnightSelf - Musician
Dinah Shore
Dinah ShoreSelf (archive footage)
Buzz Aldrin
Buzz AldrinSelf (archive sound)
Al Sharpton
Al SharptonSelf - Minister & Activist
Marilyn McCoo
Marilyn McCooSelf - The 5th Dimension
Sheila E.
Sheila E.Self - Musician
Berry Gordy
Berry GordySelf - Founder of Motown Records (archive footage)
Neil Armstrong
Neil ArmstrongSelf (archive sound)
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George KirbySelf (archive footage)
Willie Tyler
Willie TylerSelf - Ventriloquist (archive footage)
Billy Davis Jr.
Billy Davis Jr.Self - The 5th Dimension
John Chancellor
John ChancellorSelf (archive footage)
Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham
Dewey 'Pigmeat' MarkhamSelf (archive footage)
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Adam Clayton Powell Jr.Self - Performer (archive footage)
Roebuck 'Pops' Staples
Roebuck 'Pops' StaplesSelf - Performer (archive footage)
Harry Reasoner
Harry ReasonerSelf (archive footage)
Selema Masekela
Selema MasekelaSelf - Son of Hugh Masekela
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Edwin HawkinsSelf - Performer (archive footage)
Kwame Ture
Kwame TureSelf - Activist (archive footage)
Bones Howe
Bones HoweSelf - Music Producer (archive footage)
Greg Errico
Greg ErricoSelf - Drummer, Sly & the Family Stone
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Roy AyersSelf
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Musa JacksonSelf - Festival Attendee
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Charlayne Hunter-GaultSelf - Former Reporter, The New York Times
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Cholly AtkinsSelf - Choreographer for Motown (archive footage)