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

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 & Crew

Director

Rita Coburn Whack

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