For decades, it has been clear to scholars of the diaspora that traditional ways of studying the past, including the use of text-based archives, tend to marginalize the experiences of people of color. In response, various scholars, particularly those studying people of color, have pioneered a number of methodological tools, including oral history and visual analysis (i.e. interpreting photographic evidence), to recover these voices. Likewise, this assignment fosters students’ cultural literacy by involving them in primary research using photographs, videos, and sound, in addition to traditional archives, to convey the history of a particular event or group within the history of the global black freedom struggle. For the final product, students will create a website and/or other kind of digital exhibit to present their research. These projects will utilize different forms of digital media to convey the experiences of people of African descent during the long struggle for freedom, locally and globally.  Final projects will be presented to the class during the last week of class and made available on the class website.