>>3584413 (OP)Not really, the main thinkers behind emancipation from William Wilberforce who eventually led the british empire to dedicate 40% of it's entire budget and 5% of its total GDP to banning slavery coupled another 2% of their whole GDP being dedicated to stopping african slavers. To the 2,489,836 white men who fought for the union compared a measly 179,000 blacks, there is no convincing case that can be made that blacks "freed themselves" or that it was a slave revolt.
<White people freed the slaves.