Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom (1985) — Cast
Cast
| Ned Beatty | Mansfield |
| Glynn Turman | Joshua |
| Rodrick F. Wimberly | Jacob |
| Connie Trask | Lawrence |
| Oyafunmike Ogunlano | Shout |
| Vyto Ruginis | Thomas |
| Jay Patterson | Pierce |
| Lou Walker | Rivas |
| Ariane Brandt | Ellen |
| Robert Jacob | Tito's Band |
| Moses Gunn | Hannibal Lecter |
| Ed Danilowicz | Acting Commissioner |
| Micki Grant | Lena |
| Carla Borelli | Laura |
| Anna Maria Horsford | Hannah |
| Mary Alice | Lily |
| Bruce McGill | Philbrick |
| Melba Moore | Charlotte |
Crew
| Dwight Williams | First Assistant Director |
| Preston L. Holmes | Associate Producer |
| Shep Morgan | Executive Producer |
| Lillian Benson | Assistant Editor |
| Gary Towles | Property Master |
| Barry Crane | Director |
| Yanna Kroyt Brandt | Producer |
| John Carter | Editor |
| Samm-Art Williams | Writer |