A Special Friendship

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.

Cast

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

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