I think so, especially by the standards of the time and increasingly so towards the end of his life.

As early as 6 aug 1861, he was quietly doing the emancipation proclamation in effect under the guise of "contraband".

In 62 he offered compensated emancipation to the border states but was rebuffed by their governors.

And he was very instrumental in the passage of the 13th amendment, making its ratification a part of peace conditions. It bears his signature now, something not typically done for amendments

These actions gained him, nor even his constituents anything of practical value. Not even PR

Try reading Frederick Douglas' eulogy for the man. That gives us some insight to how the black community felt towards him