The Six Triple Eight

"You're not only in the Army, you're women, and you're Negros. And because you're Negros and women you don't have the luxury to be as good as the white soldiers, you have the burden to be better. Remember, you're not only representing America, you're representing the Negros of America."

"They're already of the opinion that the Negro woman is dumb, inferior and lazy. And I'll be damned it I allow a woman in my unit to prove them correct!"

"Kerry Washington as Major Charity Adams"

"Ebony Obsidian as Lena Derriecott Bell King"

"Dean Norris as General Halt"

"Sam Waterston as Franklin Roosevelt"

"Oprah Winfrey as Mary McLeod Bethune"

"Susan Sarandon as Eleanor Roosevelt"

"Milauna Jackson as Captain Noel Campbell"

"Kylie Jefferson as Bernice Baker"

"Shanice Shantay as Johnnie Mae Burton"

"Sarah Jeffery as Dolores Washington"

"Pepi Sonuga as Elaine White"

"Sarah Helbringer as Mary Kathryn"

"Jay Reeves as Private Hugh Bell"

"Jeanté Godlock as Vera Scott"

"Moriah Brown as Inez Bright"

"Gregg Sulkin as Abram David"

"Donna Biscoe as Emma Derriecott"

"Baadja-Lyne Odums as Susie"

"Jeffery Thomas Johnson as Colonel Davenport"

"Nick Harris as Chaplain Clemens"

"Austin Nichols as Collins"