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The Courage to Love
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Written by Heather Hale
Toni Ann Johnson
Directed by Kari Skogland
Starring Vanessa Williams
Country of origin United States
Canada
Original language(s) English
Production
Producer(s) Vanessa L. Williams
Running time 95 min
Production company(s) Motion International
New Star Television
Release
Original network Lifetime
Original release January 24, 2000 (2000-01-24)

The Courage to Love is a television history film from 2000. It stars Vanessa L. Williams, who also helped produce the movie. The film first aired on January 24, 2000, on the Lifetime channel.

Some of Vanessa Williams's children, Jillian Hervey, Melanie Hervey, and Devin Hervey, also appear in the film. Her brother, Chris Williams, is in it too. Filming started in August 1999 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was planned to take about two months to finish.

Story of the Film

The movie is about a real person named Henriette Delille. She was born in 1813 in New Orleans. Her family was very well-known and respected. Henriette was a free woman of color, meaning she was not enslaved.

At that time, some families hoped their daughters would form relationships with wealthy men. This was a common path for some women in her community. However, Henriette had different plans for her life. She chose a path that was very different from what her family expected.

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