
River of Hope
Drama · History
Overview
"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.
Top Cast
Chuck Anziulewicz
Chuck Anziulewicz
Atticus Hagen
Chuck Anziulewicz
Atticus Hagen
Angelica Armstrong
Angelica Armstrong
Mary Barnes Cabell
Angelica Armstrong
Mary Barnes Cabell
Tristan Bragg
Tristan Bragg
Young Sam Cabell Barnes Junior
Tristan Bragg
Young Sam Cabell Barnes Junior
Conrad Carpenter
Conrad Carpenter
Henry Quarrier (Defense Attorney)
Conrad Carpenter
Henry Quarrier (Defense Attorney)
Michael Wayne Collins
Michael Wayne Collins
Baby Samuel Barnes
Michael Wayne Collins
Baby Samuel Barnes
George Dale Jr.
George Dale Jr.
James Edwin Campbell
George Dale Jr.
James Edwin Campbell
Nikki Ellis
Nikki Ellis
Eunice Cabell
Nikki Ellis
Eunice Cabell
Robert Elswick
Robert Elswick
George Ruffner (Prosecuting Attorney)
Robert Elswick
George Ruffner (Prosecuting Attorney)
Herbert Gardner
Herbert Gardner
Governor Aretus Fleming
Herbert Gardner
Governor Aretus Fleming
Ryan Gilleran
Ryan Gilleran
Sam Cabell
Ryan Gilleran
Sam Cabell
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