Cast and credits of The Night James Brown Saved Boston

Muhammad Ali
Himself (archiveFootage)

James Brown
Himself (archiveFootage)

Mike Douglas
Himself (archiveFootage)

Dennis Haysbert
Himself - Narrator (voice)

Hubert H. Humphrey
Himself (archiveFootage)

Lyndon Johnson
Himself (archiveFootage) (as Lyndon B. Johnson)

Robert F. Kennedy
Himself (archiveFootage)

Coretta Scott King
Herself (archiveFootage)

Martin Luther King
Himself (archiveFootage)

Richard Nixon
Himself (archiveFootage)

Harry Reasoner
Himself (archiveFootage)

Al Sharpton
Himself

John Starks
Himself (as John 'Jab'o' Starks)

Fred Wesley
Himself

Cornel West
Himself (as Dr. Cornel West)

Morgan Neville