# Congo Square

New Orleans, United States

A historic open square in Tremé where enslaved Africans gathered on Sundays to drum, dance, and trade. Its rhythms helped shape American music and jazz. Now within Louis Armstrong Park, it remains a place of memory and weekly drumming.

## Roots Earth

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Coordinates: 29.96083333, -90.06833333

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