What does Douglass hope to accomplish in the Hypocrisy of American slavery ? A-he wants to convince his audience that it is wrong to celebrate independence while denying freedom to slaves .

B- he wishes to reflect on the historical significance of the United States declaring its independence and its principles of equality.

C-he would like to give his audience information about the terrible practices of South American and old world nations.

D- he intends to provoke his listeners by accusing them of immortality and their nations of inhuman crimes