{"product_id":"freedom-in-congo-square","title":"Freedom in Congo Square","description":"Winner of a Caldecott Honor and a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor\nA Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2016\nA School Library Journal Best Book of 2016: Nonfiction\nStarred reviews from School Library Journal, Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, and The Horn Book Magazine\nA Junior Library Guild Selection\n\nThis poetic, nonfiction story about a little-known piece of African American history captures a human's capacity to find hope and joy in difficult circumstances and demonstrates how New Orleans' Congo Square was truly freedom's heart.\n\nMondays, there were hogs to slop,\n\nmules to train, and logs to chop.\n\nSlavery was no ways fair.\n\nSix more days to Congo Square.\n\nAs 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. This book includes a forward from Freddi Williams Evans (freddievans.com), a historian and Congo Square expert, as well as a glossary of terms with pronunciations and definitions.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1499801033\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1499801033.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Boston Weatherford, Carole|Christie, R. Gregory\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Former library book with the usual stamps, stickers and labels. The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43082353344573,"sku":"BVV.1499801033.G","price":5.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1499801033-0.jpg?v=1775164764","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/freedom-in-congo-square","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}