Douglass And The Abolition Of Slavery

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1. Douglass establishes his credibility with a white northern audience by having his preface written by William Lloyd Garrison and including a letter by Wendell Phillips; these men were both white and advocates for the abolition of slavery. In Wendell Phillip’s letter he says, “Every one who has heard you speak has felt, and, I am confident, every one who reads your book will feel, persuaded that you give them a fair specimen of the whole truth,” showing that he believes that Douglass’ words are true (page xvi). Since Douglass has these two abolitionists supporting his story then the audience he is trying to reach may be more likely to believe it and support him as well. Although, Douglass did not go in depth with all the violence he encountered