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freedom school

freedom school noun: an alternative school for black students in places where they were denied access to adequate public school.

Noun

freedom school (countable and uncountable, plural freedom schools)

  1. (US, historical) An alternative school for black students in places where they were denied access to adequate public school.
    • When I became a teacher, I used Blues For Mr. Charlie in freedom school in Mississippi, and Go Tell it On the Mountain with my first high school class.1980 February 9, Andrea Loewenstein, “James Baldwin and His Critics”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 28, page 10

Forms of freedom school

pluralfreedom schools

Questions about freedom school

What does freedom school mean?
Freedom school means an alternative school for black students in places where they were denied access to adequate public school.
What part of speech is freedom school?
Freedom school is a noun.
What is the plural of freedom school?
The plural of freedom school is freedom schools.

Words near freedom school in the dictionary

  1. freedom of trade
  2. freedom ride
  3. freedom rider
  4. freedom riders
  5. freedom rides
  6. freedom school
  7. freedom tickler
  8. freedom ticklers
  9. freedom to roam
  10. freedom toast
  11. Freedom Tower

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