The legendary Black leader, who was born just three years after the Civil War ended, gets a long-overdue close-up in 'W.E.B.

‘Rebel With A Cause’ chronicles the life and times of Du Bois, amplified with dramatic retellings by Common, Jeffrey Wright, ...

Premieres Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+ / Encore Wednesday, May 27 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2.

*W.E.B. Du Bois said it in 1903: “The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line.” Over 120 years ...

PBS’s American Masters series on Tuesday salutes the ground-breaking leadership, inspiration and history of a spectacular ...

The two-hour film examines Du Bois’s life from his birth, just five years after the Emancipation Proclamation, to his death, on the eve of THE MARCH on Washington in 1963. It also explores how his ...

W.E.B. Du Bois (1868–1963) was one of the most influential intellectuals in the fight for civil rights. Born just a few years ...

When I first read W.E.B. Du Bois’ 1903 book, “The Souls of Black Folks,” some 90 years after it was published, I was struck ...

GREAT BARRINGTON — This weekend’s 8th annual festival and holiday in honor of W.E.B. Du Bois will mark 90 years since the Civil Rights giant published “Black Reconstruction,” a pioneering work that ...

GREAT BARRINGTON — A life-size statue of Civil Rights pioneer W.E.B. Du Bois has been set in place on a curved marble bench outside Mason Public library. But until its formal unveiling next week, the ...

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 ...