Juneteenth also known as Freedom Day is an extraordinary time of the year when we celebrate the end of American Slavery in the United States.  The first celebrations of Juneteenth started in  Austin, Texas in 1867, this was approximately two years after Black Slaves were freed in Texas when the rest of the States in America abided by the Emancipation Proclamation signed by 
"Abraham Lincoln after the first Civil War between the North and the South, in 1863.