W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause (2026)

Name: W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause
Director: Rita Coburn Whack
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2026-05-19
Duration: 112 min
Cast: W.E.B. Du Bois, Courtney B. Vance, Jeffrey Wright, Common, Viola Davis

20261h 52mDocumentaryHistory

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

WW.E.B. Du BoisSelf (archival footage)
Courtney B. VanceSelf
Jeffrey WrightSelf
CommonSelf
Viola DavisNarrator (voice)
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.Self
Nikole Hannah-JonesSelf

Crew

Director: Rita Coburn Whack
Producers: Leslie Fields-Cruz Michael Kantor Denise A. Greene Andrew T. Carr BK Fulton Sandra Evers-Manly
Music: Kathryn Bostic
Cinematography: Henry Adebonojo
Editing: K.A. Miille

Details

Released: May 19, 2026
Language: English
Studio: American Masters Pictures, Black Public Media, RCW Media Productions
IMDb: tt39833250