MOVIE · 2026
W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause
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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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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W.E.B. Du BoisSelf (archival footage)
Courtney B. VanceSelf
Jeffrey WrightSelf
CommonSelf
Viola DavisNarrator (voice)
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.Self
Nikole Hannah-JonesSelfMORE TO EXPLORE
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