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"By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem" Freedom Songs (TV Episode 2020) Poster

(TV Mini Series)

(2020)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Keith McQuirter ... (directed by)

Cast (in credits order)  

Nikki Giovanni ... Self - Poet & Activist (archive footage)
James Baldwin ... Self - Writer & Activist (archive footage)
Giancarlo Esposito ... Self - Actor / Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. ... Self (archive footage)
Adger W. Cowans Adger W. Cowans ... Self - Photographer (as Adger Cowans)
Al Sharpton ... Self - Founder of National Action Network (as Rev. Al Sharpton)
Ramón Bryant Braxton Ramón Bryant Braxton ... Self - Gospel Choir Conductor, Arranger
Martha Reeves ... Self - Singer
Courtland Cox Courtland Cox ... Self - SNCC Lead Organizer, March on Washington
A. Peter Bailey ... Self - Malcolm X Supporter
Billy Mitchell Billy Mitchell ... Self - Apollo Theater Historian
A. Philip Randolph A. Philip Randolph ... Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
Denise Oliver-Velez ... Self - Harlem Activist
John Lewis ... Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King ... Self (archive footage)
Joan Baez ... Self (archive footage)
Odetta Odetta ... Self (archive footage)
Peter Paul & Mary ... Themselves (archive footage)
Eunice Townsend Eunice Townsend ... Self - Harlem Resident
John Coltrane ... Self (archive footage)
Gary Bartz ... Self - Jazz Saxophonist
Malcolm X ... Self (archive footage)
Warren Smith Warren Smith ... Self - Jazz Percussionist
Vernon E. Jordan Jr. Vernon E. Jordan Jr. ... Self (voice) (archive sound)
Max Roach ... Self (archive footage)
Felipe Luciano ... Self - Poet & Activist
Eddie Kahn Eddie Kahn ... Self (archive footage)
Clifford Jordan Clifford Jordan ... Self (archive footage)
Abbey Lincoln ... Self - Jazz Singer (archive footage)
Herb Boyd ... Self - Journalist and Educator
Jamal Joseph ... Self - Activist
Langston Hughes ... Self - Writer, Poet and Activist (archive footage)
James Small James Small ... Self - Pan-African Activist & Scholar (as Professor James Small)
Forest Whitaker ... Self - Actor, Bumpy Johnson, Godfather of Harlem
Robin Clark Robin Clark ... Self - Singer
Bayard Rustin ... Self - Civil Rights Activist & Organizer (archive footage)
Taharqa Aleem Taharqa Aleem ... Self - Author, Jimi Hendrix and Ghetto Fighters
Betty Shabazz ... Self - Wife of Malcolm X (archive footage)
Ossie Davis ... Self - Actor and Civil Rights Activist (voice) (archive sound)

Produced by 

James Acheson ... co-executive producer
Kate Albers ... Digital Intermediate Producer
Sam Aleshinloye ... archival producer
Nina Yang Bongiovi ... executive producer
Chris Brancato ... co-executive producer
Michelle Budnick ... line producer
Jill Burkhart ... executive producer
Danielle Dabney ... story producer
Paul Eckstein ... co-executive producer
Rebecca Ehrhardt ... line producer
Kevin Garnett ... associate producer
Leslie Asako Gladsjo ... senior producer
Ariel Kay ... archival associate producer
Melissa Leardi ... associate producer
Keith McQuirter ... executive producer
Pilar McQuirter ... associate producer
Kawan Prather ... music supervising producer
Cyndee Readdean ... series producer
Natalie Shmuel ... archival producer
Markuann Smith ... co-executive producer
Jun Stinson ... field producer
Swizz Beatz ... executive producer
Rachel Watanabe-Batton ... consulting producer
Forest Whitaker ... executive producer
Michael Wright ... executive producer

Music by 

Roger Suen ... (original music by)

Cinematography by 

Derek Wiesehahn ... director of photography

Editing by 

Mariah Rehmet

Art Direction by 

Daniel de Graaf

Production Management 

April Cejrowski ... post-production supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department 

John Arturo ... assistant camera (as Jonathan Arturo)
Eusebio Cabrera ... assistant camera
Allen Hrynick ... assistant camera
Shane McMurphy ... camera operator
Allen Thorogood ... assistant camera

Editorial Department 

Jon Branden ... associate editor
Emily A. Freeman ... assistant editor
Allie Keefer ... assistant editor
Mia Milosevic ... assistant editor
Allea Ortega ... associate editor
Esme Rogers Smith ... colorist (as S.J. Rogers Smith)

Additional Crew 

Anthony Giffen ... Archival Assistant
Anna Louie ... Post Production Assistant
Erica Sarmiento ... Post Production Assistant
Amy Stein ... production & legal delivery counsel

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