Subject Guide with Search Tips for Kwanzaa
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Getting Started
Kwanzaa is a celebration of the African-American and Pan-African
community and family that takes place December 26 – January 1. Kwanzaa originated in 1966 by Dr.
Maulana Ron Karenga in reaction to the Watts riots in
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The folklore of American holidays by Hennig Cohen and Tristram
Potter Coffin, eds. Reference
This book contains an article on the origins and traditions of Kwanzaa.
The African-American experience on file by C. Carter Smith, ed.
Reference
This volume has an article on Kwanzaa traditions and history.
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Kwanzaa
fiction
Kwanzaa
decorations
Kwanzaa
Seven spools of thread: Kwanzaa story by Angela Shelf Medearis
PZ7 .M51274 2000,
Kwanzaa crafts: gifts and decorations for a meaningful and festive
celebration by Marcia
Odle McNair
TT900 .K92 M38 1999,
Kwanzaa music [sound recording] Mahlathini
ML3556 .K94 1994,
Kwanzaa [video recording] / Schlessinger Video
Productions; [produced and directed by Fabian-Baber Communications]
GT4403 .K83 1994,
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Pleck, E. (2001, Summer). Kwanzaa: The making of a Black
Nationalist tradition, 1966—1990.
Journal of American Ethnic
History, 20(4), 3-29. Retrieved
Basic internet
Search Strategies - Use a directory, subject portal, or search engine to focus
your Internet search. In
addition to those listed below, find more sites on the Palomar
- Official Kwanzaa Website http://officialkwanzaawebsite.org/index.shtml
- All pertinent information and links to related sites. Sanctioned by Dr. Karenga.
- Awesome Cards http://www.marlo.com
- Internet greeting cards for Kwanzaa and other celebrations.
- The
- The History Channel http://www.history.com/minisites/kwanzaa
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