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Melvin B. Tolson James Farmer Jr. Henry Lowe Samantha Booke Dr. James Farmer Sr. Hamilton Burgess Ruth Tolson Sheriff Dozier Pearl Farmer Helen Farmer Nathaniel Farmer Deputy Pig Owner Pig Farmer Dunbar Reed Harland Osbourne Harvard Debater #1 Harvard Debater #2 Harvard Dean Wilson Paul Quinn Debater #1 Paul Quinn Debater #2 Paul Quinn Debate Judge Oklahoma City College Debater #1 Oklahoma City College Debater #2 Dr. Jennings Benita Trudell Enormous Man Samuel Clementine William Taylor Captain Wainwright Lila Joseph White Labor Organizer White Sharecropper #1 White Sharecropper #2 Prairie View Professor Security Guard Radio Announcer at Harvard Debate White Man at Lynching Howard Debater #1 Juke Joint Musician #1 Juke Joint Musician #2 Juke Joint Musician #3 Juke Joint Musician #4 Fisk Professor Deputy Texas Ranger, not listed in credits Harvard Student Klansman at Lynching, not listed in credits Faculty at Harvard Debate, not listed in creditsа Harvard Debate Attendee, not listed in credits Harvard Debate Attendee, not listed in credits Sailor, not listed in credits Harvard Student Debate Observer, not listed in credits Upscale Traveler, not listed in credits Reporter, not listed in credits Reporter, not listed in credits Wiley College Student, not listed in credits Harvard Student Newspaper Boy, not listed in credits Kid at Train Station, not listed in creditsа Harvard Dean Harvard Student Bar Patron, not listed in credits Harvard Professor, not listed in credits Harvard Alumni, not listed in credits Extra, not listed in creditsа Share Cropper and Grocer, not listed in credits Lyncher, not listed in credits Juke Joint Couple, not listed in creditsа Harvard Student Harvard Alumni, not listed in credits Harvard Student Harvard Debate Attendee, not listed in credits Shoe Shine Boy, not listed in credits Harvard Student Harvard Student Harvard Scholar, not listed in credits Havard Student, not listed in credits Wiley Student, not listed in credits Riot Starter, not listed in credits Lynching Participant, not listed in creditsа Radio Tech, not listed in credits Harvard debate audience, not listed in creditsа Wiley Debater, not listed in credits Harvard Scholar, not listed in credits Harvard Student Harvard Debate Attendee, not listed in credits Harvard Student Reserve Harvard Debater, not listed in credits Lynch Mob, not listed in credits Student, not listed in creditsа Harvard Student Wiley Student, not listed in credits The Chief Harvard Judge, not listed in credits Havard Student, not listed in credits Harvard Debate Attendee, not listed in credits Harvard Student