W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause
6.0 / 1020261h 52m
Synopsis
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.
Genre: Documentary, History
Status: Released
Director: Rita Coburn Whack
Website: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/w-e-b-du-bois-documentary/34807/
Main Cast
W.E.B. Du Bois
Self (archival footage)
Courtney B. Vance
Self
Jeffrey Wright
Self
Common
Self
Viola Davis
Narrator (voice)
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Self
Nikole Hannah-Jones
Self
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