Kerry Washington Charity Adams Sam Waterston Franklin Delano Roosevelt Susan Sarandon Eleanor Roosevelt Oprah Winfrey Mary McLeod Bethune Ebony Obsidian Lena Derriecott King Shanice Williams Johnnie Mae (credited as Shanice Shantay) Kylie Jefferson Bernice Baker Sarah Jeffery Dolores Washington Pepi Sonuga Elaine White Milauna Jackson Jay Reeves Jeanté Godlock Moriah Brown Baadja-Lyne Odums Susan Gregg Sulkin Abram David Dean Norris General Halt Austin Nichols Colonel Collins Ben VanderMey Captain Mathews Nick Harris Chaplain Clemens Scott Daniel Johnson General Lee Jeffery Thomas Johnson Colonel Davenport Brian Kurlander Mr. David Kerry Washington Charity Adams Sam Waterston Franklin Delano Roosevelt Susan Sarandon Eleanor Roosevelt Oprah Winfrey Mary McLeod Bethune Ebony Obsidian Lena Derriecott King Shanice Williams Johnnie Mae (credited as Shanice Shantay) Kylie Jefferson Bernice Baker Sarah Jeffery Dolores Washington Pepi Sonuga Elaine White Milauna Jackson Jay Reeves Jeanté Godlock Moriah Brown Baadja-Lyne Odums Susan Gregg Sulkin Abram David Dean Norris General Halt Austin Nichols Colonel Collins Ben VanderMey Captain Mathews Nick Harris Chaplain Clemens Scott Daniel Johnson General Lee Jeffery Thomas Johnson Colonel Davenport Brian Kurlander Mr. David