Synopsis
"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.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Key crew
- Calvin GrimmDirector
- Angelica ArmstrongWriter
- Leslie BraggWriter
- Herbert GardnerWriter
- Calvin GrimmWriter
- Fiauna LinetWriter
Cast
- Chuck AnziulewiczAtticus Hagen
- Angelica ArmstrongMary Barnes Cabell
- Tristan BraggYoung Sam Cabell Barnes Junior
- Conrad CarpenterHenry Quarrier (Defense Attorney)
- Michael Wayne CollinsBaby Samuel Barnes
- George Dale Jr.James Edwin Campbell
- Nikki EllisEunice Cabell
- Robert ElswickGeorge Ruffner (Prosecuting Attorney)
- Herbert GardnerGovernor Aretus Fleming
- Ryan GilleranSam Cabell
- Evan GivenAllen Spradling
- John HalsteadPoker Dealer
Themes
civil warslaverycollegetrialwest virginiamurderracismvirginiagenerationalemancipationconfederacysalt