Kerry Washington

Charity Adams

Sam Waterston

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Susan Sarandon

Eleanor Roosevelt

Dean Norris

General Halt

Oprah Winfrey

Mary McLeod Bethune

Ebony Obsidian

Lena Derriecott King

Milauna Jackson

Captain Campbell

Kylie Jefferson

Bernice Baker

Shanice Williams

Johnnie Mae (credited as Shanice Shantay)

Pepi Sonuga

Elaine White

Sarah Jeffery

Dolores Washington

Jay Reeves

Private Hugh Bell

Jeanté Godlock

Vera

Moriah Brown

Inez

Baadja-Lyne Odums

Susan

Gregg Sulkin

Abram David

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

Bill Barrett

Staff Sergeant Hill

Bern Cohen

Rabbi

Jon Wennington

Racist Officer (uncredited)

Donna Biscoe

Emma Derriecott

Eugene H. Russell IV

Butler George

Helene Henry

Officer Gates

Austin Seifert

Private

Edward Finlay

First Officer (as Eddie Finlay)

Veanna Black

Private Jackson

Conor Marsh

Sergeant Roberts (uncredited)

Donald Ome

Master Sergeant Bone (uncredited)

Kerry O'Malley

Mildred

Blake Patrick Anderson

White Male Soldier

Ciara Caffey

Private Lewis

Dawn Raven

Private Cone

George Gallagher

Levi

Nina Jones

Mrs. Gray

Sarah Helbringer

Mary Kathryn

Ryan Siegel

Male Soldier

Bill Skinner

Sergeant Scott

Brett A. Newton

Mailman