 Michael Rooker plays Frank Bailey, a Klansman involved in the murders of the three civil rights activists.Pruitt Taylor Vince, who had a small role in Parker's previous film "Angel Heart", plays Lester Cowens, a Klansman who unknowingly becomes a pawn in the FBI's investigation.Vince described the character as "goofy, stupid and geeky" and stated, "I never had a prejudiced bone in my body.