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W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause (2026)

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

112 min · United States of America · Dir. Rita Coburn Whack

Documentary History 2026 movies

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.