W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause
Rita Coburn Whack2026-05-19
9
112 min
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
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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W.E.B. Du Bois | Self (archival footage) | Unowned |
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Courtney B. Vance | Self | Unowned |
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Jeffrey Wright | Self | Hangin with Mr. Cooper |
 |
Common | Self | Goutbreak |
 |
Viola Davis | Narrator (voice) | The Free Refills |
 |
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. | Self | Unowned |
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Nikole Hannah-Jones | Self | Unowned |