It is 100% not factual. There were many jurisdictions, entire countries, where you couldn't even hang out in your own lawn. So no, it's wrong. The pedantic part was about "just walk outside your front door", which as we all know wasn't an option in many locations.
Caveat - the teacher seems to be referring specifically to the US, where it wasn’t factual. Again, you could leave, but weren’t allowed to go anywhere - including public parks, stores, etc.
Moving the goalposts and making things up to fit your false post.
That's called pilpul.
No, that’s giving context. In the US, the location for the conversation in question, the statement is false.
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