Like many in history, it is a contentious subject. There are two ways you can view his methods.
The first is that he released the slaves purely because he cared, he believed the keeping of slaves was unethical, and he definitely didn't keep any himself (there is as much evidence for he didn't keep them for as much as there is that he did keep them)
But most people don't believe that.
The other, recently more popularly accepted view, is that it was a purely political move, that by releasing the slaves he could procure the extra votes he needed to win the next election. Historians argue that the evidence leans onto this one.
You can look at more facts before you decide, but thats the basics.
Abraham Lincoln did not own slaves.
Abraham Lincoln did not kill any slaves. He worked to free them.
abraham Lincoln took the risk of letting the slaves
He freed them.
Yes, Abraham Baldwin did own slaves. It was thought hypocritical that he was anti-slavery but had his own slaves. He did free them later.
Abraham Lincoln was credited with freeing the slaves and stopping slavery of people.
Abraham Lincoln wanted to free the slaves.
Abraham Lincoln set the slaves free.
Abraham Lincoln did not own any slaves. Aversed towards the practice of slavery from an early age, Lincoln was responsible for its abolishment when he became president.
abraham was very happy to free the slaves.
Abraham's descendants were made slaves by Pharaoh.
yes he did, slaves were not abolished until Abraham Lincoln.