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020 $a9781499801033 (hbk.) :$cNT$630
040 $aTWTNM$beng$dTWTNM
082 04$a976.335$222
100 1 $aWeatherford, Carole Boston,$d1956-$eauthor.
245 10$aFreedom in Congo Square /$cby Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by R. Gregory Christie.
250 $aFirst edition.
264 1$aNew York, New York :$bLittle Bee Books,$c[2016]
264 4$c©2016
300 $a32 unnumbered pages :$bcolor illustrations ;$c29 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent.
336 $astill image$bsti$2rdacontent.
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia.
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier.
520 $a"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. 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. This story chronicles slaves' duties each day, 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."-- Provided by publisher.
521 1 $aAges 4-8.
650 0$aAfrican Americans$zLouisiana$zNew Orleans$xHistory$vJuvenile literature.
650 0$aAfrican Americans$zLouisiana$zNew Orleans$xSocial life and customs$vJuvenile literature.
650 0$aStories in rhyme.
650 0$aEasy nonfiction.
651 0$aCongo Square (New Orleans, La.)$xHistory$vJuvenile literature.
651 0$aNew Orleans (La.)$xHistory$vJuvenile literature.
700 1 $aChristie, R. Gregory,$d1971-$eillustrator.