Juneteenth
Juneteenth is held on June 19. United States, especially African Americans. This event in the second decade of the month June is annual. 
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It is the oldest known holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the US. Some cities and groups have Miss Junteenth contests. Strawberry soda pop was once a popular drink associated with celebrating the day.
The name "Juneteenth" references the date of the holiday, combining the words "June" and "nineteenth." "On June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger led the Union Soldiers to Galveston, TX, to announce the end of the war and the freedom of all enslaved people.
Juneteenth commemorates an effective end of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed.
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