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W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause

Rita Coburn Whack

2026 • 1h 52m

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...

W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause
W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With A Cause | Official Trailer | American Masters | PBS
Cast
W.E.B. Du BoisSelf (archival footage)
Courtney B. Vance
Courtney B. VanceSelf
Jeffrey Wright
Jeffrey WrightSelf
Common
CommonSelf
Viola Davis
Viola DavisNarrator (voice)
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.Self
Nikole Hannah-Jones
Nikole Hannah-JonesSelf
Crew
Rita Coburn Whack
Rita Coburn WhackDirector
Kathryn Bostic
Kathryn BosticOriginal Music Composer
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