"The color red is highly associated with the cultures that would've come through the later years of the TransAtlantic slave trade, which would have been Yoruba and Kongo. People...placed great philosophical and spiritual value in the color red as it symbolizes sacrifice, transition and power." (National Museum of African American History and Culture)

Join Schlow in recognizing the importance of Juneteenth by wearing red on this day, and checking in with the Reference Desk to get your code.

Check in any time today for your code. Then log in to reading.schlowlibrary.org to complete your quest for an extra entry into the weekly prize drawing on Thursday, June 26.