In April 1949, a young Black man named Oliver R. Maxey applied for admission to the University of Florida to study chemical engineering. Maxey qualified for admission in all aspects but was denied because of his race. He appealed to the Supreme Court of Florida, claiming that the University of Florida was the only tax-supported university in the state that offered courses in chemical engineering. He argued that the refusal to admit him because he was Black was a denial of the equal protection of the laws guaranteed to him by the Fourteenth Amendment. The Board claimed they offered Maxey the opportunity to secure instruction in chemical engineering at a university or college outside the State of Florida, where Black students were eligible for admission. As an alternative, they offered to enroll him at the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical College. The Court ruled that every question raised in this case had been considered and decided by Hawkins v. Board of Control (1950). Maxey lost the case. [166 words]