LaShawn Harris
Ph.D., Howard University, 2007
M. A., Virginia State University, 1999
Research and Teaching Fields: 20th Century United States History, African American History
Research Interests:
I am currently revising my dissertation, “Reconstructing Respectability: The Remaking of Black Women's Activism, 1896-1960” for publication. My project explores transformations within African American women’s activism from the Progressive era through the beginnings of the modern civil rights movement. I specifically examine how both widely recognized black female activists and lesser-known working-class, Communist, and Left reformers reconstructed and manipulated pre-existing and popular models of race protest and respectable politics.
Address & Contact Information:
1207 Forest Building
PO Box 8054
Department of History
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA 30460-8054
Tel.: (912) 478-7724
Email: lharris@GeorgiaSouthern.edu
Fax: (912) 478-0377
