"James Baldwin was at once a major 20th century American author, a Civil Rights activist and, for two crucial decades, a prophetic voice calling Americans, black and white, to confront their shared racial tragedy."
James Baldwin
as Self (archive footage)
Maya Angelou
as Self
Amiri Baraka
David Baldwin
David Leeming
Lucien Happersberger
Bernard Hassel
William Cole
Ishmael Reed
William Styron
Engin Cezzar
Yashar Kemal
James Briggs Murray
Frances Foster
Bobby Short
Cynthia Packard
Alexa Birdsong
Karen Thorsen
Director
Tom Krueger
Assistant Camera
Writer
Douglas K. Dempsey
William Miles
Producer
Steven Olswang
Editor
Co-Producer
Joy Birdsong
Associate Producer
Joe Wood
Sandra Guthrie
Co-Editor
Peter Miller
Sound Recordist
Susan Lacy
Executive Producer
Albert Maysles
Don Lenzer
Director of Photography