Lincoln Movie Review Paraphrase

Paraphrase practice:

"Some historians have argued that Lincoln’s personal beliefs underwent a significant change during the last year of the Civil War, and Lincoln did in fact suggest to the reconstructed government of Louisiana in 1864 that “very intelligent” black men and “those who have fought gallantly in our ranks” might be given access to the ballot box. As depicted by the film, during the 1864 Presidential campaign Lincoln threw his support behind passage of the 13th Amendment and was active in securing its passage in 1865." (Spielberg's Lincoln: A Historian's Review)

My Paraphrase of this selected passage: 

It has been asserted by many historians, that Lincoln largely changed his innermost thoughts and ideals while undergoing the final year of the Civil War. Proof of this was that he pushed the proposition of giving African American people the right to vote, especially for their bravery, courage and intelligence. In the film while he was running for the presidential election, he highly regarded and reinforced the ratification of the 13th amendment. Not only did he back the 13th amendment but he also was one of the key players that locked in its advancement towards being ratified.