"Malcolm X" quotes

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Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam.

Director: Spike Lee
Writer: Arnold Perl, Spike Lee, Alex Haley
Production: N/A
Genre: biography, drama, history
Year: 1992
MetaScore: 73/100
ImdbRating: 7.7
BoxOffice: $48,169,910
Released: 18 Nov 1992
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 19 wins & 24 nominations total

118 Clips

You can't bust out of here like they do in the movies - Malcolm X 00:10
You can't bust out of here like they do in the movies
Islam is - Malcolm X 00:03
Islam is
I say the word again as he would want me to - Malcolm X 00:03
I say the word again as he would want me to
I have an idea Red - Malcolm X 00:24
I have an idea Red
There's no place in this world that that man can go - Malcolm X 00:36
There's no place in this world that that man can go
If you can't take the heat get out of the kitchen - Malcolm X 00:06
If you can't take the heat get out of the kitchen
I see this has become a struggle between good and evil - Malcolm X 00:14
I see this has become a struggle between good and evil
I'm not out to fight other Negro leaders - Malcolm X 00:03
I'm not out to fight other Negro leaders
What would you call an educated Negro with a B A an M A a B S Or a Ph D - Malcolm X 00:03
What would you call an educated Negro with a B A an M A a B...
Would you mind explaining for us the meaning of your name - Malcolm X 00:03
Would you mind explaining for us the meaning of your name
You've got these Uncle Tom Negro leaders today - Malcolm X 00:03
You've got these Uncle Tom Negro leaders today
The black people in this country - Malcolm X 00:03
The black people in this country
Dear Brothers - Malcolm X 00:35
Dear Brothers
Islam is - Malcolm X 00:03
Islam is
My name is Benjamin - Malcolm X 00:06
My name is Benjamin
Well Mr X - Malcolm X 00:03
Well Mr X
Oh my brothers and sisters - Malcolm X 00:33
Oh my brothers and sisters
He should get on his knees and say he's committed a crime - Malcolm X 00:32
He should get on his knees and say he's committed a crime
White man throw us a bone and we're supposed to forget - Malcolm X 00:27
White man throw us a bone and we're supposed to forget
The important thing is to be realistic - Malcolm X 00:34
The important thing is to be realistic
And a lawyer is no realistic goal for a nigger - Malcolm X 00:35
And a lawyer is no realistic goal for a nigger
My mother was a proud woman an educated woman a strong woman - Malcolm X 00:35
My mother was a proud woman an educated woman a strong woman
My father was not a frightened Negro as most were and many still are today - Malcolm X 00:27
My father was not a frightened Negro as most were and many...
When you tell your people to stop being violent against my people - Malcolm X 00:03
When you tell your people to stop being violent against my...
All right Gamaal I'm from Harlem From the United States - Malcolm X 00:03
All right Gamaal I'm from Harlem From the United States
I don't want anybody frisked - Malcolm X 00:03
I don't want anybody frisked
Compared to IKing this guy's a monk - Malcolm X 00:03
Compared to IKing this guy's a monk
Malcolm X is you all of you - Malcolm X 00:03
Malcolm X is you all of you
What's wrong - Malcolm X 00:03
What's wrong
I don't think anyone would deny that when you send chickens - Malcolm X 00:03
I don't think anyone would deny that when you send chickens
Whites can help us but they can't join us - Malcolm X 00:03
Whites can help us but they can't join us
Well for the white man - Malcolm X 00:03
Well for the white man
After me there will be no more - Malcolm X 00:03
After me there will be no more
He teaches us that all white men are devils - Malcolm X 00:06
He teaches us that all white men are devils
Father only means that you take care of your children That's what it is - Malcolm X 00:03
Father only means that you take care of your children That's...
Elijah Muhammad is trying to teach you and I - Malcolm X 00:03
Elijah Muhammad is trying to teach you and I
Open your eyes Open your eyes - Malcolm X 00:03
Open your eyes Open your eyes
What do you think - Malcolm X 00:03
What do you think
I love you Betty - Malcolm X 00:03
I love you Betty
Samson the strongest man that ever lived was destroyed - Malcolm X 00:09
Samson the strongest man that ever lived was destroyed
Too many of our women - Malcolm X 00:29
Too many of our women
See the building of a new nation - Malcolm X 00:16
See the building of a new nation
Look he's still got his hair fried - Malcolm X 00:07
Look he's still got his hair fried
Take it easy This is me Shorty - Malcolm X 00:05
Take it easy This is me Shorty
Don't be ashamed when I call you black You are - Malcolm X 00:08
Don't be ashamed when I call you black You are
Shorty - Malcolm X 00:24
Shorty
Brother Minister - Malcolm X 00:32
Brother Minister
Brother Malcolm this is Sister Betty - Malcolm X 00:11
Brother Malcolm this is Sister Betty
My trouble is I love pigs feet and white women too much - Malcolm X 00:09
My trouble is I love pigs feet and white women too much
See these are the questions you and I have to ask - Malcolm X 00:14
See these are the questions you and I have to ask
You don't have to come here begging these folks for a job - Malcolm X 00:27
You don't have to come here begging these folks for a job
As Salaam Alaikum That means Peace be unto you - Malcolm X 00:05
As Salaam Alaikum That means Peace be unto you
Oh I'm so surprised - Malcolm X 00:27
Oh I'm so surprised
Let me talk to you brother - Malcolm X 00:28
Let me talk to you brother
You have been a thief - Malcolm X 00:33
You have been a thief
The most dangerous creation in the world - Malcolm X 00:34
The most dangerous creation in the world
We're taught that Paul - Malcolm X 00:18
We're taught that Paul
Why's everybody in this community making money but us - Malcolm X 00:37
Why's everybody in this community making money but us
Yes sir But since neither of us are God - Malcolm X 00:08
Yes sir But since neither of us are God
That is why five times daily we turn to Mecca to pray - Malcolm X 00:33
That is why five times daily we turn to Mecca to pray
The merciful Allah has sent us a messenger - Malcolm X 00:26
The merciful Allah has sent us a messenger
You can grovel and crawl for sin but not to save your soul - Malcolm X 00:17
You can grovel and crawl for sin but not to save your soul
Who are you - Malcolm X 00:32
Who are you
The Honorable Elijah Muhammad teaches that the white man is a devil - Malcolm X 00:19
The Honorable Elijah Muhammad teaches that the white man is...
When that grafted blue eyed devil locked us in chains - Malcolm X 00:35
When that grafted blue eyed devil locked us in chains
I read study - Malcolm X 00:35
I read study
Red the jig is up - Malcolm X 00:05
Red the jig is up
You know what a friend you have in Jesus son - Malcolm X 00:27
You know what a friend you have in Jesus son
As 'black cruelty ' - Malcolm X 00:37
As 'black cruelty '
You wanna be in charge - Malcolm X 00:08
You wanna be in charge
To the group that was brutalizing us - Malcolm X 00:03
To the group that was brutalizing us
They said that good white Christians - Malcolm X 00:31
They said that good white Christians
Tell him about Baldy - Malcolm X 00:30
Tell him about Baldy
What do you do - Malcolm X 00:05
What do you do
We need a driver Any suggestions - Malcolm X 00:08
We need a driver Any suggestions
Ham and cheese Yes sir Best in the house - Malcolm X 00:12
Ham and cheese Yes sir Best in the house
I'm tired of playing the cops I wanna be Bogart - Malcolm X 00:11
I'm tired of playing the cops I wanna be Bogart
Come here Sophia - Malcolm X 00:30
Come here Sophia
I'll call you tomorrow - Malcolm X 00:11
I'll call you tomorrow
Am I the first white woman you've been with - Malcolm X 00:34
Am I the first white woman you've been with
That woman quit me - Malcolm X 00:23
That woman quit me
That chick is fine as May wine - Malcolm X 00:12
That chick is fine as May wine
I assumed that Don't assume anything - Malcolm X 00:03
I assumed that Don't assume anything
You missed me - Malcolm X 00:12
You missed me
See that spot Get it The spot - Malcolm X 00:08
See that spot Get it The spot
Now you're outfitted - Malcolm X 00:11
Now you're outfitted
I'm half wop half nigger I'm not afraid of nobody - Malcolm X 00:05
I'm half wop half nigger I'm not afraid of nobody
The assassination - Malcolm X 00:03
The assassination
My father used to say that - Malcolm X 00:03
My father used to say that
So what do I say about this so called national day of mourning - Malcolm X 00:03
So what do I say about this so called national day of...
I've read some of your speeches - Malcolm X 00:03
I've read some of your speeches
You know some people call this hate teaching - Malcolm X 00:03
You know some people call this hate teaching
If you take one step toward Allah - Malcolm X 00:07
If you take one step toward Allah
I'm telling you God's words not no hustle - Malcolm X 00:27
I'm telling you God's words not no hustle
How's it feel Like there's no skin on my head - Malcolm X 00:05
How's it feel Like there's no skin on my head
We had the best organization the black man has ever seen - Malcolm X 00:03
We had the best organization the black man has ever seen
Hey Little - Malcolm X 00:06
Hey Little
I was special The only colored kid in the class - Malcolm X 00:24
I was special The only colored kid in the class
Like every hustler I was trapped - Malcolm X 00:18
Like every hustler I was trapped
The one God to whom praise is due forever - Malcolm X 00:29
The one God to whom praise is due forever
My man - Malcolm X 00:29
My man
The only thing I like integrated - Malcolm X 00:07
The only thing I like integrated
I ordered a single Jack - Malcolm X 00:22
I ordered a single Jack
I'm a man - Malcolm X 00:03
I'm a man
Now these same Negro leaders - Malcolm X 00:03
Now these same Negro leaders
Why not look like what you are - Malcolm X 00:36
Why not look like what you are
Malcolm you one dead red nigger - Malcolm X 00:03
Malcolm you one dead red nigger
The body is a sacred temple - Malcolm X 00:34
The body is a sacred temple
I mean you don't cuss none You don't talk that What ya know daddy jive - Malcolm X 00:11
I mean you don't cuss none You don't talk that What ya know...
He loved his master - Malcolm X 00:03
He loved his master
To understand this type of man you must understand that historically - Malcolm X 00:03
To understand this type of man you must understand that...
This is what they do - Malcolm X 00:03
This is what they do
We didn't land on Plymouth Rock Plymouth Rock landed on us - Malcolm X 00:06
We didn't land on Plymouth Rock Plymouth Rock landed on us
You will be in the public eye - Malcolm X 00:03
You will be in the public eye
And it reveals that there are still - Malcolm X 00:03
And it reveals that there are still
Now you may be shocked by these words - Malcolm X 00:03
Now you may be shocked by these words
That's too much power for one man to have - Malcolm X 00:05
That's too much power for one man to have
A Negro in the big leagues that's something - Malcolm X 00:35
A Negro in the big leagues that's something

Cast

Malcolm X - Denzel Washington
Betty Shabazz - Angela Bassett
Baines - Albert Hall
Elijah Muhammad - Al Freeman Jr.
West Indian Archie - Delroy Lindo
Shorty - Spike Lee
Laura - Theresa Randle
Sophia - Kate Vernon
Louise Little - Lonette McKee
Earl Little - Tommy Hollis
Brother Earl - James McDaniel
Sidney - Ernest Thomas
Benjamin 2X - Jean-Claude La Marre
Pete - O.L. Duke
Sammy - Larry McCoy
Cadillac - Maurice Sneed
Peg - Debi Mazar
Honey - Phyllis Yvonne Stickney
Daniel - Scot Anthony Robinson
Cholly - Sonny Jim Gaines
Toomer - Joe Seneca
Lorraine - LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Ben Thomas - Wendell Pierce
William X - Michael Guess
Wilbur Kinley - Leland Gantt
Thomas Hayer - Giancarlo Esposito
Leon Davis - Leonard L. Thomas
Rudy - Roger Guenveur Smith
TV Host - Craig Wasson
Dr. Payson - Graham Brown
Eva Marie - Gerica Cox
Saudi - Kristan Rai Segure
Lisha - Lauren Padick
Attalah - Danielle Fletcher
Chuck - Frank Adu
Sister Robin - Aleta Mitchell
Mr. Cooper - Curt Williams
Blades - John Ottavino
Simmons - John Reidy
Woman Outside Audubon Ballroom - Frances Foster
Dick Jones - Reggie Montgomery
Mr. Ostrowski - David Patrick Kelly
Doctor - Gary L. Catus
Augusta - Sharon Washington
Mrs. Swerlin - Shirley Stoler
Hustler - Oran 'Juice' Jones
Lionel Hampton - Ricky Gordon
Preacher - George Lee Miles
Sister Evelyn Williams - Raye Dowell
Sister Lucille Rosary - Veronica Webb
Fox - Abdul Salaam El Razzac
Brother Gene - Keith Randolph Smith
Mr. Holway - George Guidall
Conductor - James L. Swain
Speedy - Peewee Love
Tully - Lawrence James
Brother Johnson - Steve White
Roderick - K. Smith
Sophia's Husband - Christopher Rubin
Malcolm, 5 Years Old - Matthew Harris
Young Malcolm - Zakee Howze
Hilda, 3 Years Old - Cytia Fontenette
Hilda, 8 Years Old - Marlaine Bass
Philbert, 1 Years Old - Benjamin Atwell
Philbert, 6 Years Old - Peter Dunn
Reginald, 2 Years Old - Dion Smack Jr.
Elijah Muhammad's Grandson - Darnell Smith
Elijah Muhammad's Granddaughter - TaiNesha Scott
Yvonne, 6 Months Old - Chelsea Counts
Yvonne, 6 Months Old - Chela Counts
Yvonne, 1 Year Old - Natalie Clanton
Attalah - Jessica Givens
Qubillah, 3 Years Old - LaToyah Bigelow
Ilyasah, 2 and 3 Years Old - Martaleah Jackson
Ilyasah, 2 and 3 Years Old - Tamaraleah Jackson
Ilyasah, 2 and 3 Years Old - Jasmine Smith
Wilfred, 4 Years Old - Valentino Smith
Wilfred, 8 Years Old - David Thomas Jr.
Son of Elijah Muhammad and Secretary Evelyn Williams - Simon Do-Ley
The 'John' - Bill Goldberg
Phone Voice - Jonathan Peck
Jason - Leonard Parker
Mrs. Johnson - Lennis Washington
Maid at Open Air Market - Dyan Humes
White Woman at Market - Lizbeth Mackay
CIA Agent - Terry Layman
CIA Agent - Terry Sumter
Hotel Clerk - Jasper McGruder
School Teacher - Mary Alice
Hospital Spokesperson - Wyatt Tee Walker
Cashier Person - Hazel Medina
Numbers Woman - Wendy E. Taylor
Joe Louis Announcer - Ed Herlihy
Radio Announcer - Ralph Cooper Sr.
Passerby - Christian J. Dacosta
Sophia's Friend - Karen Duffy
Barber's Customer - Walter Jones
Photographer - Marc Phillips
Hustler at Grand Central Station - Showman Uneke
Moviegoer - Theara Ward
Prison Barber - Larry M. Cherry
Barber - Clebert Ford
Barber - Grafton Trew
Barber - Rogers Simon
Barber - George T. Odom
Prison Guard - Vincent Moscaritola
Guard Baines - Larry Attile
Guard Cone - Brendan Kelly
Guard Wilkins - John Griesemer
Coed - Fia Porter
Man #1 - Billy J. Mitchell
Man #2 - Kent C. Jackman
Elderly Woman - Beatrice Winde
Bartender - Fracaswell Hyman
Shoeshine Boy - Rion Johnson
Follower at Temple #7 - Charles Weldon
Follower at Temple #7 - Mike Hodge
Follower at Temple #7 - Iris Little Thomas
Follower at Temple #7 - Ilyasah Shabazz
Follower at Temple #7 - Bahni Turpin
Student in Harlem Classroom - Aaron Blackshear
Student in Harlem Classroom - Nilyne Fields
Student in Harlem Classroom - John David Washington
Student in Harlem Classroom - Rudi Bascomb
Student in Harlem Classroom - Muhammad Parks
Student in Harlem Classroom - Chinere Parry
Student in Harlem Classroom - Ian Quiles
Student in Harlem Classroom - Sharmeek Martinez
Customer - Chuck Cooper
Customer - Damon Chandler
Customer - Shellye Broughton
Customer - Nicholas Barnwell
Customer - Sam Dixon
Customer - Barbara Smith
Prisoner - Rome Neal
Prisoner - Earl Whitted
Prisoner - Michael C. Mahon
Prisoner - Addison Cook
Prisoner - Byron Utley
Prisoner - George Rafferty
Prisoner - Maxwell Sinovoi
Prisoner - Eric Howell Sharp
TV Reporter - Stewart J. Zully
TV Reporter - Colleen Cowan
TV Reporter - Armand Schultz
TV Reporter - Reade Kelly
TV Reporter - Janet Zarish
TV Reporter - Annie Corley
TV Reporter - Stephen James
TV Reporter - Steven Randazzo
TV Reporter - Chris Skutch
TV Reporter - William Swinton
TV Reporter - Marcus Naylor
TV Reporter - Anthony Nocerino
JFK Reporter - Gareth Williams
JFK Reporter - Stephen Hanan
JFK Reporter - Richard Schiff
JFK Reporter - David Berman
Reporter at Fire Bombing - Michael Imperioli
Reporter at Fire Bombing - Steve Stapenhorst
Pullman Porter - Arthur French
Pullman Porter - Lex Monson
Pullman Porter - Judd Jones
Fountain Waiter - C.E. Smith
Waitress - Erika Smith-Brown
Crowd Member - Raymond Anthony Thomas
Crowd Member - Delilah Picart
Crowd Member - Michael Ralph
Hooker - Monique Cintron
Hooker - Jake-Ann Jones
Hooker - Sharon Ferguson
Hooker - Amelia Mimi Walker
Hooker - Neisha Folkes-LeMelle
Hooker - Karen Michaels
Hooker - Lenore Pemberton
Hooker - Elise Neal
Hooker - Felicia Wilson
Hooker - Yvette Brooks
Young Hooker - Teresa Yvon Farley
Teenage Whore - Kiki Della Vecchia
FBI Agent - John Sayles
FBI Agent - Martin Donovan
Cop at Audubon - Jay Charbonneau
Mounted Police - Joe Pentangelo
Mounted Police - Mike Farley
Mounted Police - Nick Muglia
Mounted Police - David Reilly
Boston Cop - Nicholas Turturro
Cop at Harlem Station - James Murtaugh
Cop at Harlem Station - William Fichtner
Cop at Harlem Station - Tim Kelleher
Desk Sergeant - Michael Cullen
Lieutenant - James MacDonald
Black Legion Leader - Steve Aronson
Black Legion Member - Bill Anagnos
Black Legion Member - Don Hewitt
Black Legion Member - Jery Hewitt
KKK Member - Joe Fitos
KKK Member - Manny Siverio
KKK Member - John Patrick McLaughlin
KKK Member - Shaun O'Neil
KKK Member - Andy Duppin
KKK Member - Elmer Licciardello
DJ at the Harlem 'Y' Dance - Matthew Underwood
DJ at the Harlem 'Y' Dance - Renton Kirk
Fruit of Islam - Tim Hutchinson
Fruit of Islam - Andre Blair
Fruit of Islam - Abdul Hakeem Hijrah
Fruit of Islam - Rony Clanton
Malcolm's FOI - Scott Whitehurst
Malcolm's FOI - Eric Payne
Malcolm's FOI - Ali A. Wahhab
Malcolm's FOI - Terry Hodges
Malcolm's FOI - Kevan Gibbs
Malcolm's FOI - Dana Hubbard
Elijah Muhammad's FOI - David Reivers
Elijah Muhammad's FOI - Robert Jason
Elijah Muhammad's FOI - Kevin Rock
Elijah Muhammad's FOI - Mansoor Najee-ullah
Elijah Muhammad's FOI - Dion Graham
Elijah Muhammad's FOI - Zaahir Muhammad
Elijah Muhammad's FOI - Gregory Bargeman
Elijah Muhammad's FOI - Lee Summers
Elijah Muhammad's FOI - Rich Gordon
Elijah Muhammad's FOI - Larry Rushing
MC - Roseland - Monty Ross
Lionel Hampton Band - Trumpet - Eddie Davis
Lionel Hampton Band - Trumpet - Reggie Pittman
Lionel Hampton Band - Trumpet - Patrick Rickman
Lionel Hampton Band - Trumpet - Gerald Brazel
Lionel Hampton Band - Trombone - Clack Gaton
Lionel Hampton Band - Trombone - Richard Owens
Lionel Hampton Band - Trombone - Douglas Purviance
Lionel Hampton Band - Alto Saxophone - Mark Gross
Lionel Hampton Band - Alto Saxophone - Cleave Guyton Jr.
Lionel Hampton Band - Tenor Saxophone - Javon Jackson
Lionel Hampton Band - Tenor Saxophone - Lance Bryant
Lionel Hampton Band - Baritone Saxophone - Daniel Lemelle
Lionel Hampton Band - Piano - David Fludd
Lionel Hampton Band - Bass - Marcus Lauper
Lionel Hampton Band - Drums - Dwayne Cook Broadnax
Lionel Hampton Band - Music Assistant - Preston Vismale
Billie Holiday Quartet - Billie Holiday - Miki Howard
Billie Holiday Quartet - Trumpet - Terence Blanchard
Billie Holiday Quartet - Piano - Bruce David Barth
Billie Holiday Quartet - Bass - Rodney Whitaker
Billie Holiday Quartet - Drums - William E. Kilson
Roseland Dancer - Sonny Allen
Roseland Dancer - Vanessa Benton
Roseland Dancer - Cheryl Burr
Roseland Dancer - Leslie Dockery
Roseland Dancer - Cisco Drayton
Roseland Dancer - Byron Easley
Roseland Dancer - John Elejaide
Roseland Dancer - Debra Elkins
Roseland Dancer - Gina Ellis
Roseland Dancer - John Festa
Roseland Dancer - Robert H. Fowler III
Roseland Dancer - Ryan Francois
Roseland Dancer - Phillip Gilmore
Roseland Dancer - Jauquette Green
Roseland Dancer - Wendy King
Roseland Dancer - Jerome Jamal Hardeman
Roseland Dancer - Dawn Hampton
Roseland Dancer - Monique Harcum
Roseland Dancer - Raymond Harris
Roseland Dancer - Delphine T. Mantz
Roseland Dancer - Bernard Marsh
Roseland Dancer - Greta Martin
Roseland Dancer - Norma Miller
Roseland Dancer - Frances Morgan
Roseland Dancer - John Parks
Roseland Dancer - Greg Poland
Roseland Dancer - Judine Hawkins Richard
Roseland Dancer - Eartha Robinson
Roseland Dancer - Michelle Robinson
Roseland Dancer - Traci Robinson
Roseland Dancer - Ken Leigh Rogers
Roseland Dancer - Eddie Sanabria
Roseland Dancer - Eddie Shellman
Roseland Dancer - Lynn Sterling
Roseland Dancer - Keith Thomas
Roseland Dancer - Debbie Williams
Roseland Dancer - Charles Young
Roseland Dancer - Anthony Dewitt
Shorty's Dance Partner - Cynthia Thomas
Skeleton Crew Dancer - Sharon Brooks
Skeleton Crew Dancer - Laurieann Gibson
Skeleton Crew Dancer - El Tahara Ibrahim
Skeleton Crew Dancer - Keith Lewis
Skeleton Crew Dancer - Dereque Whithurs
John F. Kennedy - Steve Reed
Jackie Kennedy - Jodie Farber
Governor Connally - Randy Means
Nellie Connally - Columbia Dubose
Bill Newman - Vincent D'Onofrio
Limo Driver - Cliff Cudney
Secret Service Man - George Marshall Ruge
Speaker #1 - Bobby Seale
Speaker #2 - Al Sharpton
Chaplain Gill - Christopher Plummer
Miss Dunne - Karen Allen
Captain Green - Peter Boyle
The Judge - William Kunstler
Soweto Teacher - Nelson Mandela
Eulogy Performer - Ossie Davis
Self - Behind King and Malcolm - Ralph Abernathy
Harvard Law Student - Michael Albanese
Self - Handshake with Malcolm - Muhammad Ali
Crowd Member - Denise S. Anderson
Student in Harlem Classroom - Ashanti
Bartender - John D. Bair
Self - LAPD Officer at Arrest of Rodney King - Theodore Briseno
Self - Giving Black Power Salute at Olympics - John Carlos
Self - End Credits - Tracy Chapman
Self - with Dark Hat - Eugene 'Bull' Connor
Self - End Credits - Bill Cosby
Self - Giving Black Power Salute at Olympics - Angela Davis
DJ - Matthew M. Dillon
Bartender - Dave Droge
Self - Behind King and Young - James Farmer
Prison Guard - Dan Gifford
Police Chief's Driver - Mark Gorham
FOI Member - Ralph Hughes
Self - End Credits - Janet Jackson
Self - Jesse Jackson
Shooter - Joe James
Self - End Credits - Magic Johnson
Self - End Credits - Michael Jordan
Harlem Cop - Eddie Kehler
Self - Funeral Procession - John F. Kennedy
Muslim Pilgrim - Fares Abdel Kerim
Self - Martin Luther King
Self - Impaired Driver Beaten by LAPD Officers - Rodney King
Self - LAPD Officer at Arrest of Rodney King - Stacey Koon
Self - After Fight with Billy Conn - Joe Louis
Self - with her Husband - Marva Trotter Louis
Self - Malcolm X
Roseland Dancer - Frankie Manning
Self - Willie Mays
Prison Inmate - Charles Mitchell
Self - Silver Medallist with Smith and Carlos - Peter Norman
Self - LAPD Officer Bashing Rodney King - Laurence Powell
Self - Jackie Robinson
Self - at Graveside - Betty Shabazz
Self - Giving Black Power Salute at Olympics - Tommie Smith
Man in Temple - Billy Marshall Thompson
Malcolm's FOI - Irapaul Turner
Crowd Extra - Zan Turner
Self - Opposing Integration of University of Alabama - George Wallace
Crowd Member - Sonya Wallace
Self - 'Isn't It a Great Day' Speech - Roy Wilkins
Self - LAPD Officer Bashing Rodney King - Timothy Wind
Self - with King - Andrew Young