Kerry Washington

Charity Adams

Sam Waterston

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Susan Sarandon

Eleanor Roosevelt

Oprah Winfrey

Mary McLeod Bethune

Ebony Obsidian

Lena Derriecott King

Shanice Williams

Johnnie Mae (credited as Shanice Shantay)

Kylie Jefferson

Bernice Baker

Sarah Jeffery

Dolores Washington

Pepi Sonuga

Elaine White

Milauna Jackson

Captain Campbell

Jay Reeves

Private Hugh Bell

Jeanté Godlock

Vera

Moriah Brown

Inez

Baadja-Lyne Odums

Susan

Gregg Sulkin

Abram David

Dean Norris

General Halt

Austin Nichols

Colonel Collins

Ben VanderMey

Captain Mathews

Nick Harris

Chaplain Clemens

Scott Johnson

General Lee

Jeffery Thomas Johnson

Colonel Davenport

Brian Kurlander

Mr. David

James E Hammond

Parade Officer Colonel (uncredited)

Bill Barrett

Staff Sergeant Hill

Bern Cohen

Rabbi

Jon Wennington

Racist Officer (uncredited)

Rachel Sophia-Anthony

Officer (uncredited)