Freedom in Congo Square
Carole Boston Weatherford
Set in nineteenth-century New Orleans, this poetic nonfiction picture book portrays enslaved people counting down the days to Sunday at Congo Square, a legal gathering place for enslaved and free Black people. From Monday through Saturday, the verses describe demanding work in fields and homes, despair, defiance, and attempts to flee. On Sunday, the gathering brings music, dancing, chanting, and singing. An introduction and afterword add historical detail about Congo Square and the people who gathered there.
This book appears on 5 reading lists across 2 editions from 5 organizations.
