Top Billed Cast

1. 

   Alec Baldwin

   Bobby DeLaughter

2. 

   Whoopi Goldberg

   Myrlie Evers

3. 

   James Woods

   Byron De La Beckwith

4. 

   Craig T. Nelson

   Ed Peters

5. 

   Susanna Thompson

   Peggy Lloyd

6. 

   Lucas Black

   Burt DeLaughter

7. 

   Joseph Tello

   Drew DeLaughter

8. 

   Alexa PenaVega

   Claire DeLaughter

9. 

   William H. Macy

   Charlie Crisco

10. 

    Darrell Evers

    Darrell Evers

11. 

    Yolanda King

    Reena Evers

12. 

    James Van Evers

    Van Evers

13. 

    Jerry Levine

    Jerry Mitchell

14. 

    Sky Rumph

    Jared Lloyd

15. 

    Margo Martindale

    Clara Mayfield

16. 

    Zoaunne LeRoy

    Thelma De La Beckwith

17. 

    Michael O'Keefe

    Merrida Coxwell

18. 

    Bill Smitrovich

    Jim Kitchens

19. 

    Terry O'Quinn

    Judge Hilburn

20. 

    Rex Linn

    Martin Scott

21. 

    Bill Henderson

    Minister

22. 

    James Pickens Jr.

    Medgar Evers

23. 

    Virginia Madsen

    Dixie DeLaughter

24. 

    Richard Riehle

    Tommy Mayfield

25. 

    Jim Harley

    Delamar Dennis

26. 

    Bonnie Bartlett

    Billie DeLaughter

27. 

    Brock Peters

    Walter Williams

28. 

    Wayne Rogers

    Morris Dees

29. 

    Finn Carter

    Cynthia Speetgens

30. 

    Diane Ladd

    Grandma Caroline Moore

31. 

    Andy Romano

    Hardy Lott

32. 

    Richard Stahl

    Judge Hendrick

33. 

    David Carpenter

    Bill Walter

34. 

    Bill Cobbs

    Charlie Evers

35. 

    Jordan Lund

    Deputy

36. 

    Jerry Hardin

    Grandpa Barney DeLaughter

37. 

    Ramon Bieri

    James Holley

38. 

    Diana Bellamy

    Barbara Holder

39. 

    Rance Howard

    Ralph Hargrove

40. 

    Thomas Kopache

    Thorn McIntyre

41. 

    Frank Hoyt Taylor

    Dan Prince

42. 

    Sarah Hunley

    Peggy Morgan

43. 

    Greg Bronson

    Court Bailiff (uncredited)