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

2026 · 112 min · 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.

Director: Rita Coburn Whack
Released: May 19, 2026
Language: English

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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