Congo Square

E1001290
cultural heritage site historic site public square

Congo Square is a historic public space in New Orleans renowned as a gathering place where enslaved Africans and free people of color preserved and developed musical and cultural traditions that helped give rise to jazz.

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Congo Square canonical 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage site ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
public square ⓘ
associatedWithEthnicGroup African Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ
enslaved Africans ⓘ
free people of color ⓘ
associatedWithMusicGenre Afro-Caribbean music ⓘ
blues NERFINISHED ⓘ
drum and dance traditions ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
city New Orleans ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
hasCulturalOrigin African diaspora NERFINISHED ⓘ
Afro-Caribbean traditions ⓘ
Central African traditions ⓘ
West African traditions ⓘ
hasFeature commemorative sculptures ⓘ
historical markers ⓘ
open plaza ⓘ
performance space ⓘ
hasNameInPast Place Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Place des Nègres NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasUse marketplace ⓘ
music performance venue ⓘ
public gathering place ⓘ
religious and spiritual gathering place ⓘ
heritageDesignation New Orleans historic landmark ⓘ
historicalRole center for drumming and dancing in colonial and antebellum New Orleans ⓘ
market where enslaved people sold goods and produce ⓘ
site where enslaved Africans could gather on Sundays ⓘ
space for maintaining African religious practices ⓘ
influenced Mardi Gras Indian traditions ⓘ
brass band music of New Orleans ⓘ
early jazz ⓘ
second line traditions ⓘ
influencedBy Code Noir regulations allowing Sunday gatherings ⓘ
locatedIn Louisiana ⓘ
New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Louis Armstrong Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
Treme neighborhood NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor African and Afro-Caribbean musical traditions ⓘ
African dance traditions ⓘ
gatherings of enslaved Africans and free people of color ⓘ
influence on African American culture ⓘ
influence on New Orleans music ⓘ
preservation of African cultural practices among enslaved people ⓘ
role in the development of jazz ⓘ
partOf Louis Armstrong Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
significantPeriod 18th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
touristAttraction true ⓘ

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Municipal Auditorium → locatedNear → Congo Square ⓘ
subject surface form: Municipal Auditorium (New Orleans)