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LaShawn D. Harris

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LaShawn D. Harris

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160C Old Horticulture

(517) 884-4879

harri859@msu.edu

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Biography

LaShawn Harris is a Professor of History at Michigan State University and former Assistant Editor of the Journal of African American History (JAAH). Her area of expertise includes twentieth century African American and Black Women’s histories. Harris’s scholarly essays have appeared in The Journal of African American History, Journal of Social History, Journal of Women's History, and the Journal of Urban History. Harris’s work has been widely featured in popular media outlets, including TV-One,

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Publications

Sex Workers, Psychics, and Number Runners: Black Women in New York City’s Underground Economy, University of Illinois Press, 2016  

Tell Her Story: Eleanor Bumpurs & The Police Killing that Galvanized New York City, Beacon Press, 2025 

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