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| Author | Carole Boston Weatherford |
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| Illustrator | R. Gregory Christie |
| Publisher | Little Bee Books |
Publication date | January 5, 2016 |
| Pages | unpaged |
| Awards | Caldecott Honor Coretta Scott King Award |
| ISBN | 978-1-49980-103-3 |
Freedom in Congo Square is a 2016 poetic nonfiction picture book by Carole Boston Weatherford, and illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. It was published in hardcover by Little Bee Books. The book provides an account of 19th-century slaves in New Orleans who were able to gather in one place on Sundays: Congo Square. In addition to the book's main text, "an introduction and afterword provide further historic detail."[1]
In 2017, the book received a Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Award honor for its illustrations.
- ^ "Freedom in Congo Square by Carole Boston Weatherford". Publishers Weekly. October 5, 2015. Archived from the original on June 2, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.