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

  • Rated 6.0 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 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.

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Director
Rita Coburn Whack
Starring
W.E.B. Du Bois, Courtney B. Vance, Jeffrey Wright, Common

Cast

  • 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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