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Status
Released
Release
2020
Runtime
1h 50m
Available options inUS
"River of Hope" tells the story of how a former slave Mary Barnes Cabell and her children helped found the first college for African Americans in West Virginia. Based on true events.
27 Cast Members
Chuck Anziulewicz
Atticus Hagen
Angelica Armstrong
Mary Barnes Cabell
Tristan Bragg
Young Sam Cabell Barnes Junior
Conrad Carpenter
Henry Quarrier (Defense Attorney)
Michael Wayne Collins
Baby Samuel Barnes
George Dale Jr.
James Edwin Campbell
Nikki Ellis
Eunice Cabell
Robert Elswick
George Ruffner (Prosecuting Attorney)
Herbert Gardner
Governor Aretus Fleming
Ryan Gilleran
Sam Cabell
Evan Given
Allen Spradling
John Halstead
Poker Dealer
Grace Hartz-Thomas
Miss Mary Rock
Lawrence Johnson
Governor's Assistant
Que Johnson
Byrd Prillerman
Kaia Kessell
Young Eunice Cabell
Bill Kimmons
Judge James E. Brown
Fiauna Linet
Marina Cabell Hurt
Elliott Perry
Dr. Arthur Bain
Andrew Searls
Backgammon Player
