Free tuition, secret locations: the ‘underground university’ teaching 25 undocumented students at a time
Friday 31st May 2024
Their US immigration status makes securing affordable education a nightmare. Georgia’s Freedom University offers an alternative path
Only hours after Joe Biden spoke at Atlanta’s Morehouse College – a 19 May ceremony watched closely in light of student protests in support of Palestine – a much smaller, visibly different graduation ceremony took place nearby.
The ceremony’s location was not publicized, a nod to past threats the Ku Klux Klan has directed at the school, as well as continuing hate mail and social media attacks.
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