In the 1850s in Ohio, some people believed that those with mixed-race ancestry should share the same rights afforded to fully-white citizens. Enos Van Camp had a distant Black ancestor, but he considered himself and his family to be white. He had two school-age children living in his home (his son and an apprentice). On February 5, 1855, Van Camp applied to the Board of Education of the Incorporated Village of Logan to have the two children admitted to one of the common schools in the district. The Board refused to accept them. Van Camp took this case to the District Court of Hocking County. He argued the boys were white and should be admitted.  The Board of Education argued that Van Camp, his wife, his son, and his apprentice were all Black, not only by blood but also by physical appearance. The Board further claimed their schools were established for white children and that there was no school for Black students because there were not enough students. The Court ruled in favor of the Board. Van Camp appealed the case to the Supreme Court of Ohio. This Court referred to the Ohio statute of March 14, 1853, which stated that the education of all youth, white and “colored,” must be in separate schools. They agreed with the lower court’s ruling and said that the law is one of classification, not of exclusion. Because the children both had some Black “blood,” they were considered "colored" or Black, and could not attend white schools. [253 words]