David Jones Director Patricia Richardson Bonnie Edgerton Actor Lynn Whitfield Sophie Actor Jason Bernard Holt Actor David Andrews Actor Ja'net DuBois Agnes Actor Joe Maggard Andy Palmer Actor Isolita Campbell Leessee Actor Charlotte Williams Nancy Lee Edgerton Actor Carl Jackson Tater Actor Charles McLawhorn Judge Actor Richard K. Olsen Doctor Actor Wallace Merck Webster Actor Barry Bell KKK Speaker Aldon Actor Don Sellers Emmit Actor Mary Lucy Bivins Receptionist Actor Patricia Gray Nurse Actor General Fermon Judd Jr. Butler Actor April Turner Butler's Wife Actor Al Wiggins Minister Actor Ephraim "Red" Schaffer Man at Bench Actor Sara Flanigan Screenwriter Robert F. Phillips Producer Ilene Amy Berg Executive Producer Eric van Haren Noman Cinematographer Charles Bernstein Original Music Michael Baugh Production Design Peggy Farrell Costume Design Cheryl Bayer Casting