Juneteenth, a holiday that was mostly celebrated by Black families in the South, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States on June 19, 1865.

The ceremony opened with the raising of the Juneteenth flag followed by performances by singers Fabiola and Jehlad Akin. San Diegans celebrated Juneteenth with the first ever flag raising ceremony in

San Diego has several events to celebrate Juneteenth, which commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas learned they had been freed — two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.