On July 12, 1950, twelve Black students applied to the Louisiana State University (LSU) Law School, where they were all denied admission due to their race. LSU argued that there was already a law school for Black students in Louisiana, called Southern University. It was clear these two universities did not provide the same education and resources. So, activists and attorneys A.P. Tureaud Sr. and Thurgood Marshall viewed this as the perfect opportunity to challenge the “separate but equal” doctrine set forth by Plessy v. Ferguson. The NAACP chose Roy S. Wilson, one of the 12 plaintiffs, as the lead plaintiff because he was an Army veteran and he had all the qualifications needed to be accepted by and admitted to LSU. A three-judge panel heard the case, which required extensive testimonies and evidence to prove that Southern University failed in comparison and equality to LSU’s Law School. The evidence presented by the NAACP showed that LSU had an annual budget of $2,000,000 while Southern University's entire cost of establishing the law school was only $40,000. LSU had over 70,000 law books while Southern only had 12,300. The judges eventually ruled in favor of Wilson and agreed that Southern University's law school did not provide an education equal to LSU. The federal courts ordered that Wilson be admitted into the LSU Law School. He became the first Black student to attend. This case emphasized that separate facilities must be equal.