W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause
2026•1h 52m•6.0/10
DocumentaryHistory
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6.0/10(3)
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.
Production
American Masters Pictures, Black Public Media, RCW Media Productions
Language
EN
Status
Released
Release Date
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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
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