The story
The sacred ground where enslaved Africans gathered on Sundays to play music and dance - the birthplace of American jazz.
Everything that was here
- 1817–present · still open
Congo SquareHistoric Site
The sacred ground where enslaved Africans gathered on Sundays to play music and dance - the birthplace of American jazz.
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Nearby history
St. Augustine Catholic Church
1210 Governor Nicholls Street · 201 m away
Economy Hall
1422 Ursulines Avenue · 233 m away
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1201 St. Peter Street · 296 m away
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1140 Royal Street · 520 m away
When fire broke out in 1834, rescuers found enslaved people chained in the attic, evidence of torture that horrified eve
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