Freedom in Congo Square
Freedom in Congo Square
R. Gregory Christie, J.D. Jackson, Carole Boston Weatherford
About this book
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.
Details
- OL Work ID
- OL17629473W
Subjects
Social life and customsHistoryJuvenile literatureAfrican AmericansChildren's fictionStories in rhymeSlavery, fictionAfrican americans, fictionNew orleans (la.), fictioncollectionID:caldecotthonor10Picture books for childrenSlaveryFictionPicture books