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…topics used to persuade the northern white audience toward the cause of abolition. Douglass hoped that his readers would in some way share his "hate (for) the corrupt, slave holding, woman-whipping, cradle-plundering, partial and hypocritical Christianity of (the southern slave holders)." (71). Slavery does not exist in today's society so obviously Douglass's effort was able to help advance the cause of abolition. Douglass, Frederick. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. Dover Publications Inc. New York: 1995.