Kwanzaa : black power and the making of the African-American holiday tradition / Keith A. Mayes.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mayes, Keith A., 1967-
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2009.
Subjects:
Kwanzaa > United States > History.
African Americans > Social life and customs.
Black power > United States.
Physical Description:xxiv, 288 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Black protest calendar and the African-American holiday tradition
  • Maulana Karenga, the US organization, and the making of Kwanzaa
  • Kwanzaa, cultural nationalism, and the promotion of a Black Power holiday
  • Holiday marketing, multiculturalism, and the mainstreaming of Kwanzaa
  • Black holidays and American calendar legitimacy.