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W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause

W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause

★ 6.0/10•2026•1h 52m•Documentary•History

Explore the life and legacy of notable Black scholar and civil rights pioneer W.E.B. Du Bois. From his birth, just five years after the Emancipation Proclamation; to his death, on the eve of the March on Washington in 1963, his legacy as an activist continues to resonate today.

Rita Coburn Whack · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 52m
LanguageEN
Release DateMay 19, 2026

Actors

W.E.B. Du Bois

Self (archival footage)

Courtney B. Vance

Courtney B. Vance

Self

Jeffrey Wright

Jeffrey Wright

Self

Common

Common

Self

Viola Davis

Viola Davis

Narrator (voice)

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Self

Nikole Hannah-Jones

Nikole Hannah-Jones

Self

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