Film · 2026
W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause
1h 52mDirected by Rita Coburn Whack
- Documentary
- History
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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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
Details
- Director
- Rita Coburn Whack
- Music
- Kathryn Bostic
- Cinematography
- Henry Adebonojo
- Editor
- K.A. Miille
- Producer
- Julie Sacks, Rita Coburn Whack
- Release
- May 19, 2026
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Language
- English
- Studio
- American Masters Pictures, Black Public Media, RCW Media Productions
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