He didn't emancipate anyone - that's propaganda. Sure, he stood up on some rock and read his 'emancipation proclamation.' It had no authority or power to do anything (Lincoln wasn't a king with the power to free slaves), and indeed it didn't do anything. It took an act of congress after the war was over.
That was the bad thing. The good thing was emancipation.
He didn't emancipate anyone - that's propaganda. Sure, he stood up on some rock and read his 'emancipation proclamation.' It had no authority or power to do anything (Lincoln wasn't a king with the power to free slaves), and indeed it didn't do anything. It took an act of congress after the war was over.