Constructed from a wealth of archival footage, the documentary follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1955 to 1968, in his rise from regional activist to world-renowned leader of the Civil Rights movement. Rare footage of King's speeches, protests, and arrests are interspersed with scenes of other high-profile supporters and opponents of the cause, punctuated by heartfelt testimonials by some of Hollywood's biggest stars.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Coretta Scott King
A.D. King
Dexter King
Yolanda King
Martin Luther King III
Bernice King
Ralph Abernathy
Joan Baez
James Baldwin
Harry Belafonte
Tony Bennett
Leonard Bernstein
Marlon Brando
H. Rap Brown
Kwame Ture
Diahann Carroll
Wilt Chamberlain
Xernona Clayton
Bull Connor
Bill Cosby
Sammy Davis Jr.
Ruby Dee
James Garner
Ben Gazzara
Dick Gregory
Al Hibbler
Charlton Heston
Hubert H. Humphrey
Jesse Jackson
Mahalia Jackson
Gunnar Jahn
James Earl Jones
Lyndon B. Johnson
Ethel Kennedy
Jacqueline Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Burt Lancaster
John Lewis
Elaine May
Eugene McCarthy
Robert Moseley
Mike Nichols
Paul Newman
Richard Nixon
John M. Patterson
Anthony Perkins
Sidney Poitier
A. Philip Randolph
Frederick Reese
Nipsey Russell
Bayard Rustin
Anthony Quinn
Fred Lee Shuttlesworth
Nina Simone
Paul Stookey
Mary Travers
Leslie Uggams
C.T. Vivian
Clarence Williams III
Paul Winfield
Joanne Woodward
Peter Yarrow
Andrew Young