Freedom in Congo Square / by Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by R. Gregory Christie.

By:

Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-

Contributor(s):

Christie, R. Gregory, 1971-

Publisher: New York, New York : Little Bee Books, [2016]Edition: First editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:

text
still image

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781499801033 (hardcover)

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

DDC classification:

[E] 23

LOC classification:

PZ8.3.W374 Fre 2016

Awards:

Coretta Scott King Honor Book, 2016.

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.

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Title notes ( 2 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Picture Book	NMC Library	Picture Book Collection	PZ9.1 .W43 F7 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		33039001388163

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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.

Coretta Scott King Honor Book, 2016.