To what degree were African Americans responsible for their own emancipation

For decades, historians have debated if Abraham Lincoln deserves to be called the “Great Emancipator.” Based on the the primary and secondary sources in Unit 15 (along with the movie Glory), to what degree do you believe African Americans were responsible for their own emancipation?
Please answer this question deeply and thoroughly. Here are the links to all the primary sources from unit 15 that you can use to better support your answer. Please cite your sources .I’m
Primary source 51

http://www.freedmen.umd.edu/boston.htm
Primary source 52

General Benjamin F. Butler Reacts to Self-Emancipating People, 1861

Primary source 53

William Henry Singleton, a formerly enslaved man, recalls fighting for the Union, 1922

Primary source 54
https://college.cengage.com/history/us/resources/students/primary/hig.htm
Primary source 55
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6369/quotthere-was-never-any-pay-day-for-the-negroesquot-jourdon-anderson-demands-wages