| Denzel Washington | Malcolm X |
| Angela Bassett | Betty Shabazz |
| Albert Hall | Baines |
| Al Freeman Jr. | Elijah Muhammad |
| Delroy Lindo | West Indian Archie |
| Theresa Randle | Laura |
| Kate Vernon | Sophia |
| Lonette McKee | Louise Little |
| Tommy Hollis | Earl Little |
| James McDaniel | Brother Earl |
The civil-rights leader rises from criminal to crusader, undergoing a religious conversion while jailed.
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