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River of Hope

River of Hope

2020•1h 50m•Drama•History
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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.

Calvin Grimm · Director

Angelica Armstrong · Writer

Leslie Bragg · Writer

Herbert Gardner · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 50m
LanguageEN
Release DateFeb 15, 2020

Actors

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

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