The Herlihys are a working class family from Chicago whose three children take wildly divergent paths: Brian joins the Marines right out of High School and goes to Vietnam, Michael becomes involved in the civil rights movement and after campaigning for Bobby Kennedy and Eugene McCarthy becomes involved in radical politics, and Katie gets pregnant, moves to San Francisco and joins a hippie commune. Meanwhile, the Taylors are an African-American family living in the deep South. When Willie Taylor, a minister and civil rights organizer, is shot to death, his son Emmet moves to the city and eventually joins the Black Panthers, serving as a bodyguard for Fred Hampton.
| Writing | Robert Greenfield | Writer |
| Directing | Mark Piznarski | Director |
| Writing | Bill Couturié | Writer |
| Camera | Jeff Case | Grip |
| Editing | Robert Frazen | Editor |
| Crew | Charlie Brewer | Stunts |
| Crew | Jimmy N. Roberts | Stunts |
| Crew | Will Leong | Utility Stunts |
| Production | Jim Chory | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michele Teleis-Fickle | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Eric Sundahl | Set Designer |
| Camera | Clinton Dougherty | Camera Operator |
| Writing | Jeffrey Alan Fiskin | Teleplay |
| Sound | Jim Henrikson | Music Editor |
| Crew | Jennifer Caputo | Stunts |
| Art | Laura Christy | Art Department Coordinator |
| Art | Ellen Totleben | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Bob Costanza | Sound Editor |
| Crew | Stanton Barrett | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | June Brickman | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Kenneth Raich | Post Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Gary Coppola | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Mitch Toles | Stunts |
| Camera | Wally Sweeterman | First Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Clay Rawlins | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Vincent Jefferds | Production Design |
| Crew | Shane Dixon | Stunt Coordinator |
| Editing | Gordon Antell | Assistant Editor |
| Production | George Herthel | Location Manager |
| Sound | Craig M. Otte | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Lighting | Glen Magers | Lighting Technician |
| Crew | Fred Apolito | Prop Maker |
| Costume & Make-Up | Steven Mack | Hair Department Head |
| Art | Dawn Snyder | Art Direction |
| Directing | Tony Adler | Assistant Director |
| Production | Molly Lopata | Casting |
| Art | Robert 'Cass' McEntee | Construction Coordinator |
| Camera | Michael D. O'Shea | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Adell Aldrich | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Catherine Bond | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Brian Adler | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kanani Wolf | Set Costumer |
| Production | Mindy Sheldon | Production Accountant |
| Art | Amy Reiner | Art Department Assistant |
| Crew | Robert Aaron Brown | Driver |
| Production | Lynda Obst | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Melanie Grefé | Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Mike Weathers | Lighting Technician |
| Production | Candace Suerstedt | Location Manager |
| Crew | Lance Mancuso | Set Medic |
| Camera | Michael Cassidy | First Assistant Camera |
| Production | Judith Pritchard | Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Mindy Miller | Stand In |
| Crew | Fred Toye | Visual Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary-Anne Aston | Costume Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Dennis Petersen | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Production | Jake Jacobson | Unit Production Manager |
| Sound | Tim Chilton | Foley |
| Crew | Ron Petruccione | Special Effects |
| Crew | Melissa Allen-Weiser | Stunts |
| Camera | Michael A. Chavez | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Dana Millman | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Jed Feuer | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Denise Pizzini | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Mark Allen | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Ken Beauchene | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Florence-Isabelle Megginson | Costume Design |
| Camera | Sean J. O'Shea | First Assistant Camera |
| Production | Lee J. Bognar | Location Manager |
| Sound | Kenn Fuller | Sound |
| Crew | Minerva Adams | Stunts |
| Sound | Dennis Fuller | Boom Operator |
| Art | Peter C. Clarke | Property Master |
