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

9.0 /10 May 19, 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.

Director: Rita Coburn Whack
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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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