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, ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

This ‘American Masters’ production is never less than laudatory about the intellectual and activist, but doesn’t avoid the ...

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.

"A Harlem Wedding" is based on the life of Yolande Du Bois, the daughter of civil rights icon W.E.B Du Bois, who married the ...

Pastor Kenneth Whalum discusses new PBS documentary on W.E.B. Du Bois ...

*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 ...

W.E.B. Du Bois died in 1963 on the eve of the March on Washington and just before Martin Luther King, Jr’s historic speech. His passing marked a solemn moment, as thousands recognized his role in ...