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

  • 2026
  • TMDB 6.0/10
  • 1h 52m

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.

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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.

Cast

  • W.E.B. Du BoisSelf (archival footage)
  • Courtney B. VanceSelf
  • Jeffrey WrightSelf
  • CommonSelf
  • Viola DavisNarrator (voice)
  • Henry Louis Gates, Jr.Self
  • Nikole Hannah-JonesSelf

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