Congo Square
New Orleans, LA
Congo Square
Bound by St. Philip St., Rampart St., Basin St., St. Peter St., and N. Villere St.(504) 658-3200
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In the southern corner of Armstrong Park is Congo Square, an open space where slaves and free blacks gathered throughout the 19th century for meetings, open markets, and the African dance and drumming celebrations that played a substantial role in the development of jazz. Local voodoo practitioners still consider Congo Square a spiritual base and gather at the Square for rituals.