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The First Kwanzaa

26/12/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, The First Kwanzaa

The African-American winter holiday was invented in Los Angeles in 1966.

In December 1966, a group of Black activists in Los Angeles created the winter holiday Kwanzaa to try to reclaim their African heritage. It's now celebrated by millions across the US. 

Lucy Burns speaks to Terri Bandele, who attended the first Kwanzaa celebrations aged 11.

Picture: Children at the first Kwanzaa celebration - courtesy of Terri Bandele (on right)

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