{"product_id":"freedom-in-congo-square-book-carole-boston-weatherford-9781499801033","title":"Freedom in Congo Square","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of a Caldecott Honor and a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor\u003cbr\u003e A \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2016\u003cbr\u003e A \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2016: Nonfiction\u003cbr\u003e Starred reviews from \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A Junior Library Guild Selection\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMondays, there were hogs to slop,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003emules to train, and logs to chop.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSlavery was no ways fair.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSix more days to Congo Square.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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. 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.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49574524649745,"sku":"GOR012892117","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49760478724369,"sku":"CIN1499801033G","price":3.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50760143536401,"sku":"CIN1499801033VG","price":3.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":50993303486737,"sku":"NIN9781499801033","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":51170712518929,"sku":"CIN1499801033A","price":3.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53353676898577,"sku":"GOR014871434","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1499801033.jpg?v=1764755809","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/freedom-in-congo-square-book-carole-boston-weatherford-9781499801033","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}