

19/05/2026
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.

W.E.B. Du Bois
as Self (archival footage)

Courtney B. Vance
as Self

Jeffrey Wright
as Self

Common
as Self

Viola Davis
as Narrator (voice)

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
as Self

Nikole Hannah-Jones
as Self
20 Movies Similar