| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Orson Welles | Narrator (voice) | 2 |
| Judyann Elder | Bernette Wilson | 2 |
| John Getz | Stewart | 2 |
| Will Geer | Thomas Garrett | 2 |
| Cicely Tyson | Harriet Ross Tubman | 2 |
| Hari Rhodes | Tavwell Robinson | 2 |
| Jason Bernard | Daddy Ben Ross | 2 |
| Patricia Smith | Mrs. Leah Jenkins | 2 |
| Alice Hirson | Miss Rodham | 2 |
| Ann Weldon | Mama Ritt Ross | 2 |
| Clifford David | Doc Thompson | 2 |
| James Jeter | Bowers | 2 |
| Don Hood | Tom Hughett | 2 |
| Dick Anthony Williams | John Tubman | 2 |
| James Wainwright | Andrew Coleman | 2 |
| Charles Weldon | Shadrack Davis | 2 |
| Hank Rolike | Amos | 2 |
| Jimmy Bridges | Young Shadrack Davis | 2 |
| Howard Witt | Edward Broadas | 2 |
| Minnie Summers Lindsey | Rebecca | 2 |
| Kenneth White | Heckler | 2 |
| Mae Mercer | Aunt Juba | 2 |
| Robert Hooks | William Still | 2 |
| Cecilia Hart | Susan Broadas | 2 |
| Peter Hellman | Karl Muller | 2 |
| Frances E. Williams | Old Woman in Church | 2 |
| Sylvia Kuumba Williams | Mammy Portia | 2 |