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Summary:

As slaves in New Orleans relentlessly toiled in an unjust system, they all counted down the days until Sunday, when at least for half a day they were briefly able to congregate in Congo Square. Here they were free to set up an open market, sing, dance, and play music. They were free to forget their cares, their struggles, and their oppression.

Author/Creator:

Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- , author

Contributors:

Christie, R. Gregory, 1971- , illustrator

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Freedom in Congo Square [by Weatherford, C.B.]

Subjects:

Congo Square (New Orleans, La.) — History — Juvenile literature

Slavery — United States — History — Juvenile literature

African Americans — History — Juvenile literature

Slavery

African Americans

Louisiana — New Orleans — Congo Square

United States

Louisiana

Genres:

Juvenile works

History

General Notes:

Accelerated Reader 5.4 0.5
Reading Counts 3.2 1
Caldecott Honor Book, 2017
Coretta Scott King Honor (Illustrator), 2017.

Audience:

Children
Ages: 5-7.
Grades: K-2.
670L (source: Lexile)

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Call Numbers:

J976.3 W362fr

ISBNs:

9781499801033

OCLC Numbers:

910980743

Other Control Numbers:

[Unknown Type]: jlg910980743