Directed by
| Marlon Riggs | ... | (as Marlon T. Riggs) |
Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)
| Marlon Riggs | ... | (as Marlon T. Riggs) |
Cast
| Steven Bochco | ... | Self | |
| Diahann Carroll | ... | Self | |
| Ruby Dee | ... | Narrator | |
| Henry Louis Gates Jr. | ... | Self (as Henry Louis Gates) | |
| Hal Kanter | ... | Self | |
| Norman Lear | ... | Self | |
| Sheldon Leonard | ... | Self | |
| Denise Nicholas | ... | Self | |
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Alvin F. Poussaint | ... | Self |
| Daphne Reid | ... | Self (as Daphne Maxwell-Reid) | |
| Tim Reid | ... | Self | |
| Esther Rolle | ... | Self | |
| David L. Wolper | ... | Self | |
Produced by
| Vivian Kleiman | ... | producer |
| Marlon Riggs | ... | producer (as Marlon T. Riggs) |
| Anna Vega | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Mary Watkins | ||
Cinematography by
| Michael Anderson | ||
| Rick Butler | ||
| Robert Shepard | ||
Editing by
| Deborah Hoffmann | ||
Additional Crew
| John Grybowski | ... | footage researcher |
| Vivian Kleiman | ... | Research Director / footage researcher |
| Kenn Rabin | ... | footage researcher |
| Anna Vega | ... | footage researcher |
