"A black matriarch in the early 20th century is determined to free her children from the bonds of prejudice."
Cicely Tyson
as Mama Flora
Erika Alexander
as Young Flora
Blair Underwood
as Willie
Queen Latifah
as Diana
Mario Van Peebles
as Luke
Hill Harper
as Don
Shemar Moore
as Lincoln Fleming
Lou Myers
as Albie
Tanya Wright
as Ernestine
Sicily Johnson
as Diana (Teenager)
Novella Nelson
as Pearl (1955-1970)
Elijah Kelley
as Young Willie
Tommy Hollis
as Reverend Jackson
David Ramsey
as Booker Palmer (Adult)
Donna Biscoe
as Jessica
Rhoda Griffis
as Mrs. Hopkins (Younger Woman)
Edith Ivey
as Mrs. Hopkins (Older Woman)
Shashawnee Hall
as Ab
Terrence Howard
as Lincoln
E. Roger Mitchell
as Charlie (1912)
Ronald McCall
as Johnny Metzer
Gregory Alan Williams
as Charlie (1941)
DJ Qualls
as Jason
Faye Yvette McQueen
as Dancer
Earl Maddox
as Racist
Wilbur Fitzgerald
as Public Defender
Jill Jane Clements
as Waitress
Angela Elayne Gibbs
as Woman with Baby
Libby Whittemore
as Nurse
Don Henderson Baker
as Clerk (1955)
Tony Vaughn
as Man (1941)
Jody Thompson
as Another Boy
Alex Van
as Ralph
Frank Hoyt Taylor
as Mr. Anderson
Wynton Yates
Patty Mack
as Pearl
Michelle Benjamin Cooper
Wesley Yates
as Booker Palmer (Age 8)
Preston Wigasi Brant
as Booker Palmer
Mike Masters
as Ben
Angelina Spicer
as Ruthana (Teenager)
Carol Mitchell-Leon
as Flora's Mama
Tom Even
as Judge Bennett
Mitchell Laurance
as State's Attorney
Tonea Stewart
as Bessie
Tina King
as House Maid
Jevon Dewand
as Slave
Carrie Collins
as Bar Patron
Joe Cobb Jr.
as Dock Worker #2
Scott Oliver
as Judge Hogan
James Mayberry
as Blood Donor #1
Mert Hatfield
as Sheriff
Erik Kilpatrick
as Reggie
Jordan Williams
as Kevin Hopkins (Older Man)
Jonathan Parks Jordan
as Gavin Hopkins
Crystal R. Fox
as Ruthana
Jermaine Jackson
Peter Werner
Director
Alex Haley
Writer
Carol Schreder
Teleplay
David Stevens
