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

6.0/ 1020261h 52m

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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.

Directed by Rita Coburn Whack

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W.E.B. Du Bois

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Courtney B. Vance

Courtney B. Vance

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Jeffrey Wright

Jeffrey Wright

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Common

Common

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Viola Davis

Viola Davis

Narrator (voice)

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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Nikole Hannah-Jones

Nikole Hannah-Jones

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