In this episode which looks back at the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., Dr. King's eldest daughter, Yolanda King, portrays Marilyn Scott, a family friend of the Jacksons. In historic footage shown of the funeral of Dr. King, Civil Rights leader Ralph Abernathy can be seen at the pulpit and walking beside Coretta Scott King in the funeral procession. Abernathy was the father of Donzaleigh Abernathy, who portrays Rene's mother in the series.