W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause (2026)

9.0/10 112 min Documentary History

Overview

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.

Cast

Courtney B. Vance

Self

Jeffrey Wright

Self

Common

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Viola Davis

Narrator (voice)

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Self

Nikole Hannah-Jones

Self

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