Congo Square

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historic site
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Place_des_Nègres
Place Congo
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:heritageDesignation gptkb:New_Orleans_Historic_Landmark
gptkbp:historicalSignificance marketplace for enslaved people
place for music and dance
site of slave gatherings
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Congo Square
gptkbp:influenced development of jazz
New Orleans music culture
gptkbp:knownFor African American cultural gatherings
origin of jazz
gptkbp:latitude 29.9631
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Louisiana
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_Orleans
gptkbp:longitude -90.0706
gptkbp:notableEvent Sunday gatherings of enslaved Africans
public performances of African music and dance
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Louis_Armstrong_Park
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:A_Drum_Is_a_Woman
gptkb:Louis_Armstrong_Park
gptkb:The_Afro-Bossa_Suite
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5