Our Founding Fathers were yearning for a nation of individual liberty. But, the origins of America were overflowing with a deep-seated paradox. Our Founding Fathers were rallying the colonists to liberty, while many were slave owners. cast: Name: Lonnie Bunch Role: Self - Historian Name: Jay Ali Role: Slave Name: David Azerrad Role: Self - Historian Name: H. Robert Baker Role: Self - Historian Name: Richard Beeman Role: Self - Historian Name: Sara Bon-Harper Role: Self Name: Douglas Bradburn Role: Self - Historian Name: Catherine Braxton Role: Self - Interviewee Name: Walter Brueggemann Role: Self - Historian Name: Richard Cooper Role: Self - Historian Name: Christian Cotz Role: Self - Historian Name: Alisha Cromwell Role: Self - Historian Name: Leonce Crump Role: Self - Pastor Name: Zac Cunningham Role: Self - Historian Name: Julian Dangerfield Role: Self - Pastor Name: Carolyn D. Davis Role: Self - Professor Name: Christa Dierksheide Role: Self - Historian Name: John Edenfield Role: Slave Owner Name: Joseph Ellis Role: Self Name: David Eltis Role: Self - Historian Name: Karlyn Exantus Role: Slave Name: Sara Georgini Role: Self - Historian Name: Rod Gragg Role: Self - Historian Name: Jasmin Nicole Green Role: Slave Name: Carter Hudgins Role: Self - Historian Name: Kat Imhoff Role: Self - Historian Name: Eric Jackson Role: Self - Historian Name: Allyn Jame Role: Slave Name: Jennifer Nicole James Role: Slave Name: Caroline Keinath Role: Self - Historian Name: Thomas Kidd Role: Self - Historian Name: Jon Kukla Role: Self - Interviewee Name: Allan Kulikoff Role: Self - Historian Name: Edward J. Larson Role: Self - Historian Name: Linda McCoy Role: Slave Name: George W. McDaniel Role: Self - Historian Name: India Meissel Role: Self - Historian Name: Harry Reeder Role: Self - Pastor Name: Matthew B. Reeves Role: Self - Historian Name: Dane Reid Role: Self (Voice) Name: Jim Reimann Role: Self - Historian Name: Travis Ricketts Role: Self - Historian Name: James Rowe Role: Slave Name: David Rutledge Role: Self - Historian Name: K. Carl Smith Role: Self - Historian Name: Rick Starr Role: Self - Historian Name: Sandy M. Taylor Role: Slave Name: James Jackson Thomas Jr. Role: Self - Bible Reader Name: A. Troy Thomas Role: Slave Owner Name: Mary V. Thompson Role: Self - Historian Name: Ken Turner Role: Self - Historian Name: Teresa Watson Role: Slave Name: Carl B. Westmoreland Role: Self - Historian Name: Henry Wiencek Role: Self - Historian Name: Tolivar Wills Role: Self - Pastor Name: Nicholas Wood Role: Self - Historian Name: Samuel Wright Role: Slave crew: Name: A. Troy Thomas Credit: director Name: Christopher P. Marshall Credit: Director of Photography Name: Christopher Marshall Credit: Senior Editor Name: A. Troy Thomas Credit: Supervising Editor Name: Scott Beatty Credit: Sound Mixer Name: Zach Cowan Credit: Sound Mixer Name: Clint Crowley Credit: Sound Mixer Name: Clint Crowley Credit: Cameraman Name: Rob Stivers Credit: Cameraman Name: A. Troy Thomas Credit: Lighting Cameraman Name: Allyn James Credit: Waredrobe Name: Linda McCoy Credit: Wardrobe Assistant Name: John D. Keltonic Credit: Music Name: Marlon Rhine Credit: Legal Council Name: Jeff Couzins Credit: Special Thanks Name: John Edenfield Credit: Special Thanks Name: David Eltis Credit: Special Thanks Name: Allyn James Credit: Special Thanks Name: John D. Keltonic Credit: Special Thanks Name: James Jackson Thomas Jr. Credit: The Producers Wish To Thank Name: Aaron Keuter Credit: Visual Effects Artist Name: Zach Cowan Credit: Visual Effects Name: A. Troy Thomas Credit: Set Decoration Name: A. Troy Thomas Credit: creator Name: A. Troy Thomas Credit: writer Name: A. Troy Thomas Credit: producer