COLUMBIA — Dee Campbell-Carter distracted first-graders at Rock Bridge Elementary from thoughts of Santa and got them excited for the day after Christmas — the start of Kwanzaa. Kwanzaa is a seven-day celebration beginning Dec. 26 and ending Jan. 1. Campbell-Carter, who has celebrated the holiday with her family for fifteen years, shared the history, meaning and practices of Kwanzaa with the students.
Rock Bridge Elementary first-graders learn about Kwanzaa
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 | 3:55 p.m. CST;
updated 12:05 a.m. CST, Thursday, December 18, 2008
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