Error loading page.
Try refreshing the page. If that doesn't work, there may be a network issue, and you can use our self test page to see what's preventing the page from loading.
Learn more about possible network issues or contact support for more help.
Advanced
Title details for Freedom in Congo Square by Carole Boston Weatherford - Available

Freedom in Congo Square

by Carole Boston Weatherford
J. D. Jackson
Audiobook
Listen to a sample Listen to a sample
As slaves relentlessly toiled in an unjust system in 19th century Louisiana, they all counted down the days until Sunday, when, at least for half a day, they were briefly able to congregate in Congo Square in New Orleans. There, 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. This poetic, nonfiction story about this little-known piece of African American history chronicles the daily duties of such slaves-from chopping logs on Mondays to baking bread on Wednesdays to plucking hens on Saturday-and builds to the freedom of Sundays and the special experience of an afternoon spent in Congo Square, capturing humanity's capacity to find hope and joy even in the most difficult of circumstances and demonstrating how New Orleans' Congo Square was truly freedom's heart.
Expand title description text
Publisher: Dreamscape Media Edition: Unabridged

OverDrive Listen audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781666591873
  • File size: 6676 KB
  • Release date: July 25, 2017
  • Duration: 00:13:54

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781666591873
  • File size: 6679 KB
  • Release date: July 25, 2017
  • Duration: 00:14:54
  • Number of parts: 1
Loading
Loading

Formats

OverDrive Listen audiobook
MP3 audiobook

subjects

History Juvenile Nonfiction Multi-Cultural Sociology

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:600
Text Difficulty:2-3

As slaves relentlessly toiled in an unjust system in 19th century Louisiana, they all counted down the days until Sunday, when, at least for half a day, they were briefly able to congregate in Congo Square in New Orleans. There, 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. This poetic, nonfiction story about this little-known piece of African American history chronicles the daily duties of such slaves-from chopping logs on Mondays to baking bread on Wednesdays to plucking hens on Saturday-and builds to the freedom of Sundays and the special experience of an afternoon spent in Congo Square, capturing humanity's capacity to find hope and joy even in the most difficult of circumstances and demonstrating how New Orleans' Congo Square was truly freedom's heart.
Expand title description text
History Juvenile Nonfiction Multi-Cultural Sociology