Guest Stars Lennie James as Martin Luther King Sr. LisaGay Hamilton as Alberta King Ashley Romans as Ella Mae Parisa Fitz-Henley as Louise Little Freddie Fulton as Reginald Little Margaret Avery as Mama King Shane Paul McGhie as Sanford Joshua Johnson-Lionel as Teenage Malcolm Jalyn Hall as Teenage Martin Gbenga Akinnagbe as Earl Little Mason Lowery as 6-Year-Old Malcolm Danielle Jalade as Teenage Ella Mae Ryder Wynn as Young Martin Co Starring Eric Esquer as Reporter #3 Michael Raymond Fox as Bus Driver James Tucker as Doctor Hudson Meek as Arnold Paul Ryden as Reporter #2 Keller Fornes as Princeton Debater Michael Howell as Maitre d' Dion Earl as W.T. Robert Solomon as Student Chase Gutzmore as Coleman Chioma Narcisse-Williams as 8-Year Old Philbert Brody Jordan as 4-Year Old Reginald Nevaeh Moore as 10-Year Old Hilda Isaiah Gunn as 5-Year Old Alfred Daniel Ron Clinton Smith as Judge Carr Latricia Akhagbeme as Mary Emily Grace Dunn as Bea Rachel Walters as Keela Kal-El White as 11-Year Old Wilfred Jeffrey Charles Morgan as Reporter #5 Jarrod Beck as Guard Nathan Hesse as Daniels Ben Kacsandi as Andrews Marissa Chanel Hampton as Miss Brandley David Shae as Cashier Robert McLeroy as Reporter #1 Dustin Lewis as Mr. Ostrowski Kristian Lugo as Reporter #4