Frederick douglass was born a slave in maryland. he learned to read from white children in his neighborhood when he was 12. after he escaped to the north, he became a great lecturer and writer. which of these statements is true regarding douglass? he received a nomination for president of the united states in 1872. douglass believed the constitution could be used to abolish slavery. he urged freed slaves to move to kansas and build all-black towns. he approved of guerilla warfare and an armed slave revolt in the sout