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

Bill Barrett
Staff Sergeant Hill

Bern Cohen
Rabbi

Jon Wennington
Racist Officer (uncredited)