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

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

6.0 2026 1h 52m
DocumentaryHistory

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.

Directed by Rita Coburn Whack

VISUAL ARCHIVE

Selected stills from the film

W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause still 1
CAST

The people behind the story

—
W.E.B. Du BoisSelf (archival footage)
Courtney B. Vance
Courtney B. VanceSelf
Jeffrey Wright
Jeffrey WrightSelf
Common
CommonSelf
Viola Davis
Viola DavisNarrator (voice)
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.Self
Nikole Hannah-Jones
Nikole Hannah-JonesSelf
CURATED SCREEN

More like this

Continue the story