3 Just for Kids

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. PART I Introduction
4. 1 Holidays and Rituals 3
5. PART II Family Building
6. 2 Who Are We and Where Do We Come From? 43
7. 3 Just for Kids 61
8. 4 This Is Our Family 74
9. 5 Gathering Together 89
10. PART III Community Building
11. 6 The Festival Cycle 107
12. 7 Mainstreaming Kwanzaa 120
13. 8 Victorian Days 131
14. PART IV Nation Building
15. 9 Can You Celebrate Dissent? 151
16. 10 The Invention of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday 178
17. 11 Proclaiming Thanksgiving throughout the Land 194
18. 12 “Our Hearts Burn with Ardent Love for Two Countries” 213
19. About the Contributors 247
20. Index 249