Inspired by a true story, “The Courage to Love” tells the story of a black woman who is part of a mixed-race affluent society in pre-civil war New Orleans. Rather than accept her traditional role in this society, Henriette Dalille (Vanessa Williams) rejects the match arranged by her father (Stacy Keach) and is drawn to a French doctor (Gil Bellows). Torn between her love for this man and her need to help her own people in New Orleans, “The Courage to Love” is the inspiring account of the first African-American saint.