The Courage to Love

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| writer = Heather Hale
Toni Ann Johnson

| director = Kari Skogland

| starring = Vanessa Williams

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Canada

| language = English

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| producer = Vanessa L. Williams

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| runtime = 95 min

| company = Motion International
New Star Television

| network = Lifetime

| released = {{Start date|2000|01|24}}

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The Courage to Love is a 2000 television history film starring Vanessa L. Williams, who was also the producer. The premiere was held on 24 January 2000 on Lifetime. The film also stars Vanessa's children: Jillian Hervey, Melanie Hervey, Devin Hervey, and her brother Chris Williams. Filming began in August 1999 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and was scheduled to last two months.

Plot

Henriette Delille, a free woman of color, was born in 1813 into one of New Orleans' most prominent families. Her family assumed she would follow her mother and sister's path and become a mistress for a wealthy white man. However, Henriette had different plans for her life.