During the American Civil War, two women, a wealthy white woman and a freed black slave, join forces to fight for freedom and the abolition of slavery.
Tracy Pollan
as Elizabeth Van Lew
Akosua Busia
as Mary Bowser
Tom Aldredge
as Jefferson Davis
Richard Brooks
as Matt Bowser
LeVar Burton
as Ben Sumner
Josef Sommer
as General Winder
Cynthia Harris
as Mrs. Van Lew
Patricia Elliott
as Mrs, Davis
Adam Storke
as Tom Gadsden
