The board of Virginia Military Institute voted on Friday against extending the contract of Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins, the college’s first Black superintendent.

The supervisory board of the Virginia Military Institute on Friday said it would not renew the contract of the first Black superintendent of the oldest state-supported military college in the U.S.

“We will defend the Institute very strenuously in court.” View the full text of the lawsuit below (app users who cannot view the PDF may click here to see the lawsuit).