Centers on the unlikely relationship between Ann Atwater, an outspoken civil rights activist, and C.P. Ellis, a local Ku Klux Klan leader who reluctantly co-chaired a community summit, battling over the desegregation of schools in Durham, North Carolina during the racially-charged summer of 1971. The incredible events that unfolded would change Durham and the lives of Atwater and Ellis forever.
Taraji P. Henson Ann Atwater
Sam Rockwell Claiborne Paul Ellis
Babou Ceesay Bill Riddick
Anne Heche Mary Ellis
Wes Bentley Floyd Kelly
Nick Searcy Garland Keith
Bruce McGill Carvie Oldham
John Gallagher Jr. Lee Trombley
Nicholas Logan Wiley Yates
Gilbert Glenn Brown Howard Clement
Caitlin Mehner Maddy Mays
Dolan Wilson Councilman Bill Atkins
Morgan Mackey Young Mother
Kendall Ryan Sanders Ben Butler
Chris Cavalier Leonard
Malerie Grady Singing White Woman
Ryan Dinning Jeb
Najah Jackson Operation Breakthrough Staffer
Bethany DeZelle Court Clerk
David Plunkett Mr. Paulsen
Al Hamacher Charles Steele
McKenzie Applegate Vickie Ellis
Brody Rose Timmy Ellis
Carson Holmes Kenneth Ellis
Nadej K. Bailey Marilynn Atwater
Kevin Iannucci Larry Ellis
Susan Williams Nurse Caitlin
Lucius Baston Teacher
Jeanette Branch Principal
Jessica Miesel Doreen (Waitress)
Rachel Bagley Local Reporter
Charles Orr NAACP Lawyer
Tim Ware Judge Leslie Hallford
Jill Jane Clements Secretary
Ned Vaughn Wilbur Hobby
Dawntavia Marrero Delores Riddick
Sope Aluko Henrietta Kaye
Coley Campany Charrette Volunteer #1
Elizabeth Omilami Marion Wilson
Arin Logan Peggy
Kameron Kierce Miles
Charles Black Reverend Joseph
Aaron K Smalls Archie Cox
Hope Leigh Charrette Volunteer #2
Bart Hansard Horace Bray
Jeremy Madden Boone Ewell
Morgan Brown Sam Watford
Robert Harvey Earl Weeks
Cranston Johnson Emmett
Afemo Omilami Franklin Mose
Jack Montague Alvin
Chanté Bowser Nurse Bernadette
Rhoda Griffis Nurse Whitney
Wilbur Fitzgerald Fire Safety Inspector
Shane Jackson Robert Jones
Chanel Young Charrette Secretary
Michael Hyland Cole Gas Company Man
Shane Biseell Youth Corps Member
Annie Cook Mrs. Keith
Rae Olivier Caroline Kelly
Lindsey Moser Cashier
Milton Saul Parent / Ann's Army (uncredited)
Timothy Carr Police Officer (uncredited)