Lisa Shannon
Lecturer Africana Studies- Education
Ph.D., History 2014, Georgia State University
Dissertation: Creating Community: A History of the East Washington in East Point,
Georgia (in process of publication) under the direction of Clifford M. Kuhn
M.A., History 2008, Georgia State University (summa cum laude)
Thesis: “A Little Bit of Heaven”: The Inception, Climax and Transformation of the East Washington Community in East Point, Georgia
B.A., African American Studies 2005, Georgia State University (4.0 summa cum laude)
- Biography
- Publications
Publications
Shannon, Lisa R. Review of Leaders of Their Race: Educating Black and White Women in the New South, by Sarah H. Case. Atlanta Studies, (2018): https://www.atlantastudies.org/.
Forthcoming Publications
Shannon, Lisa R. “When Bricks Speak: East Washington’s Community Fight for Education.” Atlanta Studies, (2018): https://www.atlantastudies.org/.
Shannon, Lisa R. Creating Community: A History of the East Washington Community in East Point, Georgia.
Shannon, Lisa R. “Get Out of that Bed: J.C. Futrell from disc jockey to film educator.”