A successful singer-songwriter, he wrote "A Change Gone Come", which is famously known as the Civil Rights Movement anthem.

This symbol represents Texas, and freedom for all American citizens.

This state is famously nicknamed after Abraham Lincoln.

A runaway slave and self-educated activist, nurse, and Union spy. This historical figure was supposed to replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 Bill in 2016.

This symbol represents the horizon and the opportunities for freed slaves.

A dormitory at this university is named after Abraham Lincoln.

This figure was a Civil Rights leader, and a minister. He was assassinated in 1965, and actively encouraged his supporters to protect themselves from white nationalists "by any means necessary".

This symbol's message is that all slaves and their ancestors are and were Americans.

In 1856, Lincoln joined this new political party, which would later separate, and dominate American politics.

This figure was a transgender woman and is famously known as an instigator in the Stonewall Riots in 1969. She founded the Street Transgender Action Revolutionaries (STAR) which is an organization dedicated to helping homeless trans youth in NYC.

This symbol represents new beginnings for freed slaves in Galveston, Texas, and throughout the United States.

Lincoln signed this executive order during the Civil War.

A runaway slave and self-educated author, public speaker, unofficial correspondent to President Lincoln. He is considered to be one of the most influential figures in American history.

This symbol represents the anniversary of the day federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and freed the last of the enslaved people.

This person assassinated President Lincoln at the Ford theatre in 1865.