River of Hope

Duration: 110 min

Release date: 2020-02-15

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"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.

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Chuck Anziulewicz

Chuck Anziulewicz

as Atticus Hagen

Angelica Armstrong

Angelica Armstrong

as Mary Barnes Cabell

as Young Sam Cabell Barnes Junior

Conrad Carpenter

Conrad Carpenter

as Henry Quarrier (Defense Attorney)

Michael Wayne Collins

Michael Wayne Collins

as Baby Samuel Barnes

George Dale Jr.

George Dale Jr.

as James Edwin Campbell

as Eunice Cabell

as George Ruffner (Prosecuting Attorney)

Herbert Gardner

Herbert Gardner

as Governor Aretus Fleming

as Allen Spradling

as Poker Dealer

Grace Hartz-Thomas

Grace Hartz-Thomas

as Miss Mary Rock

Lawrence Johnson

Lawrence Johnson

as Governor's Assistant

as Byrd Prillerman

as Young Eunice Cabell

as Judge James E. Brown

as Marina Cabell Hurt

as Dr. Arthur Bain

as Backgammon Player

as Sam Cabell Barnes Jr.

Hobo Clay Swartz

Hobo Clay Swartz

as Stark Whittington

as Lawrence Whittington

as William Whittington

Phil Washington

Phil Washington

as Christopher Payne

as Julia Stratton / Elizabeth Stratton

as Mark Spradling

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Executive Producer

Herbert Gardner

Herbert Gardner

David Stephenson

David Stephenson

Angelica Armstrong

Angelica Armstrong

Associate Producer

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