"Segregation academies" refers to private schools that were created in the past to intentionally keep students from different races separate. Full definition
While we're at it, maybe we should close any private schools, whatever their racial composition today, that were initially established as segregation academies when public schools began to integrate. (pewforum.org)
Ford et al. note that, by the late 1960s, there were 200 or more voucher - supported segregation academies in the South, enrolling perhaps 100,000 students. (nationalreview.com)
By the end of the 1960s, more than 200 private segregation academies had opened in the South, relying on vouchers to cover significant percentages of student tuition, as well as other state resources to operate. (insidesources.com)