Voice of Freedom

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Marian Anderson
Marian Anderson

Self (archive footage)

Renée Elise Goldsberry
Renée Elise Goldsberry

Narrator (voice)

Allida M. Black
Allida M. Black

herself

Angela Brown
Angela Brown

herself

Lucy Caplan
Lucy Caplan

herself

Alisha Lola Jones
Alisha Lola Jones

herself

Adriane Lentz-Smith
Adriane Lentz-Smith

herself

Carol Oja
Carol Oja

herself

Jillian Patricia Pirtle
Jillian Patricia Pirtle

herself

Sharon Vriend Robinette
Sharon Vriend Robinette

herself

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