Freedom in Congo Square

Freedom in Congo Square /

Six days a week, slaves labor from sunup to sundown and beyond, but on Sunday afternoons, they gather with free blacks at Congo Square outside New Orleans, free from oppression. Includes foreword about Congo Square by Freddi Williams Evans, glossary, and historical notes.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- (Author)
Other Authors: Christie, R. Gregory, 1971- (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, New York : Little Bee Books, [2016]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
African Americans > Louisiana > New Orleans > History > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Louisiana > New Orleans > Social life and customs > Juvenile literature.
Picture books.
Stories in rhyme.
Slavery > Fiction.
African Americans > History > Fiction.
African Americans.
African Americans > Social life and customs.
Congo Square (New Orleans, La.) > History > Juvenile literature.
New Orleans (La.) > History > Juvenile literature.
Congo Square (New Orleans, La.) > Fiction.
Louisiana > New Orleans.
Louisiana > New Orleans > Congo Square.
Louisiana.
Louisiana > Orleans Parish.
History.
Juvenile works.
Description
Summary:Six days a week, slaves labor from sunup to sundown and beyond, but on Sunday afternoons, they gather with free blacks at Congo Square outside New Orleans, free from oppression. Includes foreword about Congo Square by Freddi Williams Evans, glossary, and historical notes.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Audience:Elementary Grade
670
ISBN:9781499801033
1499801033

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