W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause
2026•1h 52m•6.0•Released
DocumentaryHistory
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
Languages
English
Studio
American Masters Pictures
Cast
W.E.B. Du Bois
Self (archival footage)
Courtney B. Vance
Self
Jeffrey Wright
Self
Common
Self
Viola Davis
Narrator (voice)
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Self
Nikole Hannah-Jones
Self
Production
Company
American Masters Pictures
Company
Black Public Media
Company
RCW Media Productions
Producer
Julie Sacks
Producer
Rita Coburn Whack
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