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    The Courage to Love

    Poster of the movie The Courage to Love
    2000     Romantic drama    
    Canada/USA
    1h 35min

    In pre-Civil War New Orleans high society, Vanessa Williams portrays the beautiful African American daughter of a wealthy white plantation owner and his kept mistress. Fighting her family's wishes, society's rules and rampant racism, she rejects the traditions of an arranged marriage and sets out on a journey fraught with danger and forbidden desires. This inspiring true story of heroism and love illuminates the extraordinary life of Henriette Dalille, the first African-American saint.

    Directed byKari Skogland
    Written byHeather Hale, Toni Ann Johnson
    CompanyLifetime TelevisionLifetime TelevisionLifetime Television

    Starring

    Vanessa Williams
    Gil Bellows
    David La Haye
    Diahann Carroll
    Stacy Keach
    + MORE

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