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1 online resource (1 audio file (14 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
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Read by J. D. Jackson. |
| Summary |
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. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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African Americans -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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African Americans -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature.
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Congo Square (New Orleans, La.) -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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New Orleans (La.) -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Picture books for children.
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Stories in rhyme.
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Slavery -- Juvenile literature.
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African Americans -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Stories in rhyme.
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Slavery -- Fiction.
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African Americans -- Fiction.
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Congo Square (New Orleans, La.) -- Fiction.
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| Local Subject |
CALDECOTT HONOR [2017]
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Christie, R. Gregory, 1971- illustrator.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781520078540 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1520078544 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT11923786 |
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