Congo Square dances

In 1819 the architect Benjamin Latrobe described hundreds of enslaved Africans dancing and drumming on Sunday afternoons at Place des Nègres, now Congo Square in New Orleans.

1819 CE · 29.96, -90.07 · status: official

The account

The gatherings kept West and Central African music and religion alive and are tied to the roots of Louisiana Voodoo and of jazz. Voodoo rites are still held there.

Connections in the atlas

• Betsy Toledano's Voodoo arrest
• Voodoo Spiritual Temple
• St. John's Eve Voodoo rites, Bayou St. John

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Congo Square