The 1619 Project - Production & Contact Info

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88 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Nikole Hannah-Jones Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	6	Onyx Family Dinner (2021)
Martin Luther King Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	3	Freedom Writers (2007)
Barack Obama Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	2	Leave the World Behind (2023)
Jesse Jackson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	2	The Burning (I)
Larry Tillman Self Self See fewer	2	The 1619 Project (2023)
Michael Jackson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Michael Jackson: Thriller (1983)
Whoopi Goldberg Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Ghost (1990)
Tichina Arnold Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Pam Grier Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Jackie Brown (1997)
Beyoncé Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Dreamgirls (2006)
Tupac Shakur Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Juice (1992)
Prince Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Purple Rain (1984)
Janet Jackson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Poetic Justice (1993)
Diana Ross Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Wiz (1978)
Louis Armstrong Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	High Society (1956)
Pharrell Williams Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Hidden Figures (2016)
Levi Stubbs Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
James Brown Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Blues Brothers (1980)
Serena Williams Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Pixels (2015)
Donna Summer Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Thank God It's Friday (1978)
Bill Clinton Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The President Is Missing
Little Richard Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Predator (1987)
Rick James Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Colors (1988)
Stevie Wonder Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Jungle Fever (1991)
Marvin Gaye Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	High Fidelity (2000)
Nat 'King' Cole Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Nat King Cole Show (1956)
Gladys Knight Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Hollywood Homicide (2003)
Chuck Berry Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Men in Black (1997)
Berry Gordy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Smokey Robinson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Big Time (1977)
M.C. Hammer Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Addams Family (1991)
Mike Wallace Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	60 Minutes (1968)
Etta James Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
Count Basie Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Pearl Harbor (2001)
Frankie Lymon Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	American Graffiti (1973)
Angela Davis Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Untitled Angela Davis Project
Joy-Ann Reid Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Red, White & Royal Blue (2023)
Mary Wilson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Golden Shoes (2015)
David Ruffin Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Burial (II) (2023)
John Coltrane Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Adrift (I) (2018)
Wesley Morris Self Self See fewer	1	Scare Tactics (2003)
Otis Williams Self Self See fewer	1	GoodFellas (1990)
Martha Reeves Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Thelma & Louise (1991)
Eddie Kendricks Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Downsizing (2017)
Stokely Carmichael Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (2011)
Emmett Till Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1
Byron Pitts Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	60 Minutes (1968)
W.E.B. Du Bois Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Scary Stories Around the Fire (2021)
Sharon Jones Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Great Debaters (2007)
Mary Wells Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Little Things (2021)
Curtis Berry Self Self See fewer	1	Married to Medicine (2013)
Thurgood Marshall Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Super Chief: The Life and Legacy of Earl Warren (1989)
John Conyers Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
Walter White Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Person to Person (1953)
Melvin Franklin Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Fall Guy (1981)
Paul T. Kwami Self Self See fewer	1	Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006)
Derrick Palmer Self Self See fewer	1	Union (2024)
Wilson Moran Self (as Mr. Wilson Moran) Self (as Mr. Wilson Moran) See fewer	1	Empire: The World's First Superpower with David Olusoga (2025)
Steven Levitsky Self Self See fewer	1	P3 Dystopia (2018)
Bob Moses Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Freedom on My Mind (1994)
Daina Ramey Berry Self (as Diana Berry) Self (as Diana Berry) See fewer	1	Washington (2020)
Tamir E. Rice Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Black Friend (2020)
Monica Simpson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	La peur au ventre (2024)
Kidada Williams Self Self See fewer	1	American History Tellers (2017)
Macarthur Cotton Self Self See fewer	1	The 1619 Project (2023)
Veronica Gillispie-Bell Self (as Dr. Veronicia Gillispie-Bell) Self (as Dr. Veronicia Gillispie-Bell) See fewer	1	Nova (1974)
Charles McDew Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Soundtrack for a Revolution (2009)
Woody Holton Self Self See fewer	1	Liberty or Death (2007)
Mary Pat Hector Self Self See fewer	1	Money Power & Respect: The Series (2010)
Helen Butler Self Self See fewer	1	Vigilantes Inc.: America's New Vote Suppression Hitmen (2024)
Leslie Alexander Self (as Dr. Leslie Alexander) Self (as Dr. Leslie Alexander) See fewer	1	The 1619 Project (2023)
Ashley Ramishum Self Self See fewer	1	The 1619 Project (2023)
Garret Taylor Self Self See fewer	1	The 1619 Project (2023)
Edward Tillman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1
June Williams Self Self See fewer	1	The 1619 Project (2023)
Jadon Relaford Self Self See fewer	1	The 1619 Project (2023)
Olive Smith Self (as Ms. Olive Smith) Self (as Ms. Olive Smith) See fewer	1	The 1619 Project (2023)
Allison Dorsey Self (as Dr. Allison Dorsey) Self (as Dr. Allison Dorsey) See fewer	1	The 1619 Project (2023)
Avontea Boose Self Self See fewer	1	The 1619 Project (2023)
Chrissy Sample Self Self See fewer	1	The 1619 Project (2023)
Cheryl Hannah Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1
Samuel Sarfo Self Self See fewer	1	The 1619 Project (2023)
Milton Hannah Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1
Jennifer Bates Self Self See fewer	1	The 1619 Project (2023)
Monroe Tillman Self Self See fewer	1	The 1619 Project (2023)
Cecil Hayes Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	1	The 1619 Project (2023)
Chimiere Tillman Self Self See fewer	1	The 1619 Project (2023)
Dorothy Roberts Self Self See fewer	1	Velshi (2020)