01847cam a2200457 i 4500 283149540 TxAuBib 20170129120000.0 160304s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2015039042 9781499801033 1499801033 TxAuBib rda Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- Freedom in Congo Square / by Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. First edition. New York, New York : Little Bee Books, [2016] 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier 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. Elementary Grade. 670 Lexile. Accelerated Reader 5.4. Reading Counts! 3.2. 20170129. African Americans Louisiana New Orleans History Juvenile literature. African Americans Louisiana New Orleans Social life and customs Juvenile literature. Congo Square (New Orleans, La.) History Juvenile literature. New Orleans (La) History Juvenile literature. Picture books. Stories in rhyme. History. Juvenile works. Christie, R. Gregory, 1971- TXSAI