Film
W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause
2026 · 1h 52m · Documentary · History
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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 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
Crew
- Rita Coburn WhackDirector · Producer
- Julie SacksProducer
- Leslie Fields-CruzExecutive Producer
- Michael KantorExecutive Producer
- Denise A. GreeneExecutive Producer
- Andrew T. CarrExecutive Producer
- BK FultonExecutive Producer
- Sandra Evers-ManlyExecutive Producer
- Henry AdebonojoDirector of Photography
- Kathryn BosticOriginal Music Composer
Media
Details
- Release date
- May 19, 2026
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Genres
- Documentary, History
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