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diff --git a/docs/primitives/cryptographic-hashes.rst b/docs/primitives/cryptographic-hashes.rst
index 1499f762..6e8f601b 100644
--- a/docs/primitives/cryptographic-hashes.rst
+++ b/docs/primitives/cryptographic-hashes.rst
@@ -1,23 +1,20 @@
 Message Digests
 ====================
 
-SHA-1
-~~~~~~~
-
-.. attention::
-
-    NIST has deprecated SHA-1 in favor of the SHA-2 variants. New applications
-    are strongly suggested to use SHA-2 over SHA-1.
-
-.. class:: cryptography.primitives.hashes.SHA1()
+.. class:: cryptography.primitives.hashes.BaseHash
 
-    SHA-1 is a cryptographic hash function standardized by NIST. It has a
-    160-bit message digest.
+   Abstract base class that implements a common interface for
+   all hash algorithms that follow here
 
     .. method:: update(string)
 
         :param bytes string: The bytes you wish to hash.
 
+    .. method:: copy()
+
+        :return: a new instance of this object with a
+         copied internal state.
+
     .. method:: digest()
 
         :return bytes: The message digest as bytes.
@@ -26,120 +23,60 @@ SHA-1
 
         :return str: The message digest as hex.
 
+SHA-1
+~~~~~
 
-SHA-2 Family
-~~~~~~~
-
-.. class:: cryptography.primitives.hashes.SHA224()
-
-    SHA-224 is a cryptographic hash function from the SHA-2 family and
-    standardized by NIST. It has a 224-bit message digest.
+.. attention::
 
-    .. method:: update(string)
+    NIST has deprecated SHA-1 in favor of the SHA-2 variants. New applications
+    are strongly suggested to use SHA-2 over SHA-1.
 
-        :param bytes string: The bytes you wish to hash.
+.. class:: cryptography.primitives.hashes.SHA1()
 
-    .. method:: digest()
+    SHA-1 is a cryptographic hash function standardized by NIST. It has a
+    160-bit message digest.
 
-        :return bytes: The message digest as bytes.
+SHA-2 Family
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-    .. method:: hexdigest()
+.. class:: cryptography.primitives.hashes.SHA224()
 
-        :return str: The message digest as hex.
+    SHA-224 is a cryptographic hash function from the SHA-2 family and
+    standardized by NIST. It has a 224-bit message digest.
 
 .. class:: cryptography.primitives.hashes.SHA256()
 
     SHA-256 is a cryptographic hash function from the SHA-2 family and
     standardized by NIST. It has a 256-bit message digest.
 
-    .. method:: update(string)
-
-        :param bytes string: The bytes you wish to hash.
-
-    .. method:: digest()
-
-        :return bytes: The message digest as bytes.
-
-    .. method:: hexdigest()
-
-        :return str: The message digest as hex.
-
 .. class:: cryptography.primitives.hashes.SHA384()
 
     SHA-384 is a cryptographic hash function from the SHA-2 family and
     standardized by NIST. It has a 384-bit message digest.
 
-    .. method:: update(string)
-
-        :param bytes string: The bytes you wish to hash.
-
-    .. method:: digest()
-
-        :return bytes: The message digest as bytes.
-
-    .. method:: hexdigest()
-
-        :return str: The message digest as hex.
-
 .. class:: cryptography.primitives.hashes.SHA512()
 
     SHA-512 is a cryptographic hash function from the SHA-2 family and
     standardized by NIST. It has a 512-bit message digest.
 
-    .. method:: update(string)
-
-        :param bytes string: The bytes you wish to hash.
-
-    .. method:: digest()
-
-        :return bytes: The message digest as bytes.
-
-    .. method:: hexdigest()
-
-        :return str: The message digest as hex.
-
 RIPEMD160
-~~~~~~~
+~~~~~~~~~
 
 .. class:: cryptography.primitives.hashes.RIPEMD160()
 
     RIPEMD160 is a cryptographic hash function that is part of ISO/IEC
     10118-3:2004. It has a 160-bit message digest.
 
-    .. method:: update(string)
-
-        :param bytes string: The bytes you wish to hash.
-
-    .. method:: digest()
-
-        :return bytes: The message digest as bytes.
-
-    .. method:: hexdigest()
-
-        :return str: The message digest as hex.
-
 Whirlpool
-~~~~~~~
+~~~~~~~~~
 
 .. class:: cryptography.primitives.hashes.Whirlpool()
 
     Whirlpool is a cryptographic hash function that is part of ISO/IEC
     10118-3:2004. It has a 512-bit message digest.
 
-    .. method:: update(string)
-
-        :param bytes string: The bytes you wish to hash.
-
-    .. method:: digest()
-
-        :return bytes: The message digest as bytes.
-
-    .. method:: hexdigest()
-
-        :return str: The message digest as hex.
-
 MD5
-~~~~~~~
+~~~
 
 .. warning::
 
@@ -150,15 +87,3 @@ MD5
 
     MD5 is a deprecated cryptographic hash function. It has a 160-bit message
     digest and has practical known collision attacks.
-
-    .. method:: update(string)
-
-        :param bytes string: The bytes you wish to hash.
-
-    .. method:: digest()
-
-        :return bytes: The message digest as bytes.
-
-    .. method:: hexdigest()
-
-        :return str: The message digest as hex.