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

Name: W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause
Director: Rita Coburn Whack
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2026-05-19
Duration: 1 h 52 min
Rating: 6
Cast: W.E.B. Du Bois, Courtney B. Vance, Jeffrey Wright, Common, Viola Davis

2026

1h 52m

Documentary History

Director: Rita Coburn Whack

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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.