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

Name: W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2026-05-19
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 6

6.0May 19, 2026112 min

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

Courtney B. Vance

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Jeffrey Wright

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Common

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Viola Davis

Narrator (voice)

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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Nikole Hannah-Jones

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

Cast

Courtney B. Vance

Jeffrey Wright

Common

Viola Davis

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Nikole Hannah-Jones

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W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With A Cause | Official Trailer | American Masters | PBS