The emphasis shifted away from Lincoln the emancipator to an argument that blacks had freed themselves from slavery, or at least were responsible for pressuring the government to emancipate them.
ðɪ ˈɛmfəsɪs ʃˈɪftᵻd ɐwˈeɪ fɹʌm lˈɪŋkən ðɪ ɪmˈænsᵻpˌeɪɾɚ tʊ ɐn ˈɑːɹɡjuːmənt ðæt blˈæks hæd fɹˈiːd ðɛmsˈɛlvz fɹʌm slˈeɪvɚɹi, ɔːɹ æt lˈiːst wɜː ɹᵻspˈɑːnsᵻbəl fɔːɹ pɹˈɛʃɚɹɪŋ ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt tʊ ɪmˈænsᵻpˌeɪt ðˌɛm.