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Directed by 

Melissa Haizlip
Sam Pollard ... (co-director) (as Samuel D. Pollard)

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Melissa Haizlip ... (writer)

Cast  

Blair Underwood ... Narration (voice)
Sidney Poitier ... Self (archive footage)
Michael Jackson ... Self (archive footage)
Diahann Carroll ... Self (archive footage)
Obba Babatundé ... Self
Arsenio Hall ... Self (archive footage)
Anna Maria Horsford ... Self (archive footage)
Roxie Roker ... Self (archive footage)
Harry Belafonte ... Self
Muhammad Ali ... Self (archive footage)
Stevie Wonder ... Self (archive footage)
Patti LaBelle ... Self (archive footage)
Questlove ... Self (as Questlove Gomez)
Gladys Knight ... Self (archive footage)
Maya Angelou ... Self (archive footage)
Novella Nelson ... Self
James Baldwin ... Self (archive footage)
Melba Moore ... Self
Martin Luther King ... Self (archive footage)
B.B. King ... Self (archive footage)
Carmen De Lavallade ... Self
Bill Withers ... Self (archive footage)
Al Green ... Self (archive footage)
Stan Lathan ... Self
Malcolm X ... Self (archive footage)
Earth Wind & Fire ... Themselves (archive footage)
Loretta Long Loretta Long ... Self
Angela Davis ... Self (archive footage)
Judith Jamison Judith Jamison ... Self
Alvin Ailey ... Self (archive footage)
Amiri Baraka ... Self
Donny Hathaway Donny Hathaway ... Self (archive footage)
Thomas Allen Harris ... Self
Kathleen Cleaver ... Self
Nona Hendryx ... Self (archive footage)
Stokely Carmichael ... Self (archive footage)
Hugh Masekela ... Self (archive footage)
Sonia Sanchez ... Self
Ashford & Simpson Ashford & Simpson ... Themselves
Nikki Giovanni ... Self
Felipe Luciano ... Self
Ellis Haizlip ... Self (archive footage)
Robert J. Thompson ... Self - Professor and TV Historian Syracuse University
George Faison George Faison ... Self
Rahsaan Roland Kirk ... Self (archive footage)
Sarah Dash ... Self (archive footage)
Sylvia Waters Sylvia Waters ... Self
Louis J. Massiah Louis J. Massiah ... Self
Greg Tate ... Self
Chester Higgins Jr. Chester Higgins Jr. ... Self (as Chester Higgins Jr)
Billy Taylor Billy Taylor ... Self
Alvin F. Poussaint Alvin F. Poussaint ... Self
Sarah Lewis Sarah Lewis ... Self
Stuart Bascombe Stuart Bascombe ... Self
Christopher Lukas Christopher Lukas ... Self
Leroy Burgess Leroy Burgess ... Self
The Last Poets The Last Poets ... Themselves
Russell Patterson Russell Patterson ... Self
Sade Lythcott Sade Lythcott ... Self
Kevin Powell Kevin Powell ... Self

Produced by 

Douglas Blush ... co-producer
Chaz Ebert ... executive producer
Ron Gillyard ... executive producer
Melissa Haizlip ... line producer / producer
Vince Johnson ... associate producer
Leonard Joseph ... associate producer
Stan Lathan ... executive producer
David Magdael ... associate producer
Julia Mintz ... post producer
Rishi Rajani ... executive producer
Stephanie Rance ... executive producer
Blair Underwood ... executive producer

Music by 

Robert Glasper

Cinematography by 

Hans Charles

Editing by 

Giovanni P. Autran
Annukka Lilja
Blair McClendon

Production Management 

Julia Mintz ... post-production supervisor
Zakia Smith ... post-production supervisor

Sound Department 

Michelle Guasto ... sound recordist
Christopher Koch ... additional re-recording mixer
Benny Mouthon ... re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor
Andrey Netboy ... sound editor
John Zecca ... sound mixer

Visual Effects by 

Anthony Rhoads ... additional graphics

Camera and Electrical Department 

Peter Bonilla ... grip
Christian Epps ... chief lighting technician

Animation Department 

Syd Garon ... animator / title design and animation
Anton Goddard ... animator
Christopher Kirk ... creative director / title design and animation

Editorial Department 

Allie Ames ... colorist
Steve Audette ... additional editor
Douglas Blush ... supervising editor
Isabel Cafaro-Anderson ... digital intermediate producer
Janah Elise Cox ... assistant editor
Arielle Davis ... assistant editor
Pete Olshansky ... account executive
Eric Ramistella ... colorist
David Scherker ... post-production assistant
Samuel Shapiro ... additional editor
Zakia Smith ... post supervisor
Rae King ... second assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department 

Cathy Carapella ... music clearances
Ed Gerrard ... music supervisor
Evan Joseph ... additional music editor
Todd Kasow ... music editor
Marcus Machado ... musician
Jennifer Rowekamp ... assistant music editor
Chris Tabron ... recording and mixing engineer

Transportation Department 

Peter Bonilla ... driver

Additional Crew 

David Magdael ... publicist
Francisco Sanchez ... publicist
Wyatt Stone ... archival research and clearances
Adrienne Rose White ... assistant to the producer

Thanks 

Ken Burns ... special thanks
María Agui Carter ... special thanks
Simon Kilmurry ... special thanks
Opiyo Okeyo ... special thanks
Sunny Vachher ... special thanks
Adrienne Rose White ... special thanks
Deborah Willis ... special thanks

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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