In this case, Black students claimed that the Pulaski County School Board denied them educational opportunities and facilities equal to those provided for white children. They argued this violated the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States as well as the laws and Constitution of Virginia. The court dismissed the complaint and the students took the case to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Virginia law maintained segregation so long as equal facilities were provided to both races. Because there were no schools for Black students before 1939, Pulaski County sent its Black students to the Christiansburg Industrial Institute in Montgomery County and paid their tuition. Pulaski County had three public high schools for white children: Pulaski, Dublin, and Draper. Elementary classes were taught in these schools, but no elementary instruction was given in Christiansburg. Black children attending Christiansburg were provided transportation, but they had to leave their homes very early, endured a longer ride, and arrived home later than white children. As a result, Black children had less time for studying, recreation, and play. This was a hardship for the students and their parents. Comparing Christiansburg to the other three schools, the inequality in classrooms, courses, and equipment was evident, as was the discrimination due to race and color. The students won their case.