| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Terrence Howard | Lincoln | 2 |
| DJ Qualls | Jason | 2 |
| Hill Harper | Don | 2 |
| Angela Elayne Gibbs | Woman with Baby | 2 |
| Novella Nelson | Pearl (1955-1970) | 2 |
| Blair Underwood | Willie | 2 |
| Queen Latifah | Diana | 2 |
| Shemar Moore | Lincoln Fleming | 2 |
| Mario Van Peebles | Luke | 2 |
| Cicely Tyson | Mama Flora | 2 |
| Tony Vaughn | Man (1941) | 2 |
| Mitchell Laurance | State's Attorney | 2 |
| Elijah Kelley | Young Willie | 2 |
| Donna Biscoe | Jessica | 2 |
| David Ramsey | Booker Palmer (Adult) | 2 |
| Wilbur Fitzgerald | Public Defender | 2 |
| Crystal R. Fox | Ruthana | 2 |
| E. Roger Mitchell | Charlie (1912) | 2 |
| Lou Myers | Albie | 2 |
| Gregory Alan Williams | Charlie (1941) | 2 |
| Frank Hoyt Taylor | Mr. Anderson | 2 |
| Tanya Wright | Ernestine | 2 |
| Shashawnee Hall | Ab | 2 |
| Tonea Stewart | Bessie | 2 |
| Erika Alexander | Young Flora | 2 |
| Rhoda Griffis | Mrs. Hopkins (Younger Woman) | 2 |
| Edith Ivey | Mrs. Hopkins (Older Woman) | 2 |
| Don Henderson Baker | Clerk (1955) | 2 |
| Alex Van | Ralph | 2 |
| Jill Jane Clements | Waitress | 2 |
| Preston Wigasi Brant | Booker Palmer | 2 |
| Jonathan Parks Jordan | Gavin Hopkins | 2 |
| Sicily Johnson | Diana (Teenager) | 2 |
| Tommy Hollis | Reverend Jackson | 2 |
| Carol Mitchell-Leon | Flora's Mama | 2 |
| Mert Hatfield | Sheriff | 2 |
| Earl Maddox | Racist | 2 |
| Libby Whittemore | Nurse | 2 |