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

Name: W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause
Director: Rita Coburn Whack
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2026-05-19
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 6
Cast: W.E.B. Du Bois, Courtney B. Vance, Jeffrey Wright, Common, Viola Davis

TrailerHDIMDB: 6.0

W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause (2026) is a documentary, history directed by Rita Coburn Whack rated 6.0/10.

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.

Released: 2026-05-19

Duration: 1h 52m

Genre: Documentary, History

Country: United States of America

Director: Rita Coburn Whack

Cast: W.E.B. Du Bois, Courtney B. Vance, Jeffrey Wright, Common

Production: American Masters Pictures, Black Public Media