After the Emancipation Proclamation

The slaves are finally free! I am very excited. A huge amount of former slaves are moving up north. Their moving to areas like Detroit, Chicago and New York. I'm sure that a lot of people will be coming over the next 2weeks. I am happy that my people were set free. I'm kinda of worried because I read that Lincoln is not letting former slaves or "blacks" vote period. I believe that is unfair. why set us free if we don't have the equal amount of rights as every other race. Lincoln thought that slavery was wrong. So he let us free. Thats not a good enough reason for me. We still suffer because we want equal rights and we will do whatever we have to, to earn them.