| Philip Bosco | ... | Charles Nordhoff | |
| Matthew Broderick | ... | Justice John Marshall Harlan | |
| Katie Couric | ... | Herself - Host | |
| Charles S. Dutton | ... | Benjamin Arnett | |
| Eric Foner | ... | Commentary | |
| Morgan Freeman | ... | Frederick Douglass | |
| Whoopi Goldberg | ... | Millie Freeman | |
| Samuel L. Jackson | ... | Isaiah Wears | |
| John Lithgow | ... | Justice Henry Billings Brown | |
| Matthew McConaughey | ... | Andrew Jackson | |
| Fred Owens | ... | Ben Johnson'Frankfort Petition | |
| Aidan Quinn | ... | Philadelphia Press Editorial | |
| Ving Rhames | ... | E.E.B. DuBois | |
| Julia Roberts | ... | Virginia Eyewitness | |
| Al Roker | ... | Henry McNeal Turner | |
| Martin Sheen | ... | Thaddeus Stevens | |
| Kevin Spacey | ... | Sidney Andrews | |
| Stanley Tucci | ... | Rutherford B. Hayes / Harper's Weekly |
| Episode Crew |
Directed by | |||
| Philip Kunhardt III | |||
| Peter W. Kunhardt | |||
| Nancy Steiner | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Joy Hakim | adaptation | |
| Joy Hakim | story | |
| Philip Kunhardt III | adaptation | |
| Peter W. Kunhardt | adaptation | |
| Nancy Steiner | adaptation | |
Produced by | |||
| Brian Brunius | .... | producer | |
| Joan Caron | .... | associate producer | |
| Jill Cowan | .... | coordinating producer | |
| Mary Hope Garcia | .... | associate producer | |
| Mendy Johnson | .... | associate producer | |
| Philip Kunhardt III | .... | producer | |
| Peter W. Kunhardt | .... | executive producer | |
| Peter W. Kunhardt | .... | producer | |
| Dyllan McGee | .... | senior producer (as Dyllan McGhee) | |
| Jill Peters | .... | senior producer | |
| Christopher Reeve | .... | producer | |
| Sandra Sheppard | .... | executive producer | |
| Nancy Steiner | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Robert Kessler | |||
| Ethan Neuburg | |||
| Michael Starobin | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Chad Goslee | |||
| Jane Rizzo | |||
| Karen Sim | |||
| Michael Weingrad | |||
| Emily Williams | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Sabina Daly | |||
Production Management | |||
| Rekha Menon | .... | production manager | |
Art Department | |||
| Mike Brennan | .... | assistant art director | |
| Ben Chappell | .... | lead developer | |
| Karen Mattson | .... | designer | |
| Brian Santalone | .... | implementation art director | |
| B.T. Whitehill | .... | graphic designer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Stephen Ostrander | .... | on-line editor | |
Other crew | |||
| Margarita Cruz | .... | production assistant | |
| Kristin Fellows | .... | publicist | |
| Brian Lee | .... | technical director | |
| Annalisa Loeffler | .... | outreach | |
| Robert A. Millar | .... | publishing director | |
| Kevin C. Murphy | .... | historic consultant | |
| Christopher Reeve | .... | creative consultant | |
| Margaret Restivo | .... | production associate | |
| Peter Tierney | .... | video producer | |
| John Uhl | .... | production assistant | |
| Ann Villet | .... | production assistant | |
| Kelly Woo | .... | production assistant | |
| Series Crew These people are regular crew members. Were they in this episode? |
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Philip Kunhardt Jr. | writer | |
Music Department | |||
| Peter Asher | .... | song producer | |
| Main series | Episode guide | Full cast and crew |
| IMDb TV section | IMDb Documentary section |