"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 as Atticus Hagen
Angelica Armstrong as Mary Barnes Cabell
Tristan Bragg as Young Sam Cabell Barnes Junior
Conrad Carpenter as Henry Quarrier (Defense Attorney)
Michael Wayne Collins as Baby Samuel Barnes
George Dale Jr. as James Edwin Campbell
Nikki Ellis as Eunice Cabell
Robert Elswick as George Ruffner (Prosecuting Attorney)
Herbert Gardner as Governor Aretus Fleming
Ryan Gilleran as Sam Cabell
Evan Given as Allen Spradling
John Halstead as Poker Dealer
Grace Hartz-Thomas as Miss Mary Rock
Lawrence Johnson as Governor's Assistant
Que Johnson as Byrd Prillerman
Kaia Kessell as Young Eunice Cabell
Bill Kimmons as Judge James E. Brown
Fiauna Linet as Marina Cabell Hurt
Elliott Perry as Dr. Arthur Bain
Andrew Searls as Backgammon Player
Shane Skiles as Sam Cabell Barnes Jr.
Hobo Clay Swartz as Stark Whittington
Sean Terry as Lawrence Whittington
Matt Wallace as William Whittington
Phil Washington as Christopher Payne
Lora Wilkerson as Julia Stratton / Elizabeth Stratton