Directed by
Daniel Kiel
Director of Photography
Jane Folk
Edited by
David Kiern
Brian Wurzburg
Narrated by
Mayor A.C. Wharton
Associate Producer
Brian Wurzburg
Produced by
Jane Folk
David Kiern
Executive Producer
Daniel Kiel
Cinematography
Jane Folk
Brian Wurzburg
Chris Niswonger
Daniel Kiel
David Kiern
R. Barret Folk
Written by
Daniel Kiel
Mark C. Hill
David Kiern
Interviewers
Anna Rudman-Santos
Daniel Kiel
Benjamin Wilkins
Interviewees
Alma Dean Cantrell
Phil Carver
Jacqueline Moore Christion
Carolyn Clark
Sheila Malone Conway
Pamela Mayes Evans
Menelik Fombi
Alvin Freeman
Mary Freeman
Mattie Freeman
John Holt
Dwania Kyles
Rev. Samuel “Billy” Kyles
Sharon Malone
Romanita Morris
Maxine Smith
Clifton Wentworth
Joyce Bell White
Leandrew Wiggins
Elaine Wilkins
Clarence Williams
Harry Williams
Bert Wolff
Original Music by
Anthony Gilbert
Robert Gilbert
Original Music Engineering & Mixing
Boo Mitchell
Original Music Performed by
John Bass, guitar
William Easley, clarinet
Anthony Gilbert, snare drum
Joan Gilbert, violin
Robert Gilbert, horn, snare drum
Will Haapaniemi, violin
Heidi Han, violin
Paul McKinney, trumpet
Aromi Park, violin
David Parks, bass guitar
Robert Patterson, horn
Steve Potts, drums
Victor Sawyer, trombone
Todd Skitch, flute
Lester Snell, piano
Jim Spake, tenor sax
Kaitlyn Vest, cello
Paul Vest, cello
Jessica Wiersma, violin
Mario Williams, viola
Original Music Recorded and mixed at
Willie Mitchell’s Royal Studios
Memphis, Tennessee
Additional Music by
Audionetwork.com
Audio Narration Recording
Justin Willingham
Bard Cole
Trailer Engineering
Brian Wurzburg
Artwork
Ray Rico
Footage and Photos Courtesy of
Thought Equity Motion, A Division of the BBC
“The Road to Brown” Documentary
Mississippi Valley Collection, The University of Memphis Ned McWherter Library
The Commercial Appeal
Alvin Freeman
Daniel Kiel
Romanita Morris
Leandrew Wiggins
Clarence Williams
Fundraising
Anthony Gilbert
Daniel Kiel
Brian Wurzburg
Special Thanks To
Jane Folk
Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change
First Tennessee Bank
Asissi Foundation of Memphis
Mike Curb Institute for Music, Rhodes College
New School Media Group
WKNO Studios
Additional Thanks To
Jake Allen
Barbara Andrews
David Appleby
Kim Cherry
Lue Ellen Cooke
Chelsea Dubey
Connie Dyson
Shawna Engel
R. Barret Folk
Menelik Fombi
Edwin Frank
Lori Guy
Alex Hall
Tony Hall
Gwen Harmon
John Holt
Ardella Jeffries
Meggan Kiel
Aurelia Kyles
Daphene McFerren
Linda Moore
Ryan Parker
Anna Rudman-Santos
Joann Self Selvidge
Elizabeth Shelley
Maxine Smith
Vasco A. Smith, III
James Tashie
Clifton Wentworth
Delores Williams
Rosalind Withers
Jan Young
John Zeanah
National Civil Rights Museum
Memphis City Schools Office of Comprehensive Planning
Memphis Public Library – Memphis and Shelby County Room
The University of Memphis
Facing History and Ourselves
Malco Theaters, Inc.
