Brooks Parker was a young student who sought admission into the University of Delaware after the college he’d been attending, Delaware State College, lost its accredited status. Delaware State College was a historically-Black institution while the University of Delaware only admitted white students. The University of Delaware rejected Parker's application and argued that he could still take his courses at Delaware State College. Doing so would have been harmful to Parker’s career because without accreditation, Delaware State College’s degrees likely would not be recognized by employers and graduate schools. Louis L. Redding, the first Black attorney admitted to Delaware’s bar, represented Parker and nine other students who were also rejected due to their race. Parker sued the University of Delaware demanding that they equally consider all students’ applications, regardless of race. The University fought back by citing Plessy v. Ferguson, the “separate but equal” case, implying that Delaware State College’s offerings were equal. The court decided to conduct a personal inspection of both schools. The judge in the case concluded that “an examination of the buildings themselves led me to conclude that with very few exceptions the few good buildings at the College were inferior to nearly all of the comparable buildings at the University.” The courts ruled that by rejecting Black students, the University of Delaware had violated their rights under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.  Further, as a state institution, the University of Delaware was constitutionally required to admit Black students. Parker won the case. [250 words]