Who Freed the Slaves?

In recent times, people argue that the slaves were not freed by President Lincoln, but rather they freed themselves. The slaves did play a key role in attaining their freedom, it would have been impossible without Lincoln. Many people are also saying that Lincoln was not directly trying to free the slaves, and this is somewhat true. His prime concern was to keep the union together, but he believed that freeing the slaves was necessary and, inevitable stop.
The Emancipation Proclamation had an essential part in freeing the slaves. …