Read the excerpt from the Supreme Court’s ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson.

. . . requiring the officer of the passenger train to assign each passenger to the coach or compartment assigned for the race to which he or she belong; and imposing fines or imprisonment upon passengers insisting on going into a coach or compartment other than the one set aide for the race to which he or she belongs.

How does the excerpt relate to the premises of Brown v. Board of Education?
The Brown case addresses whether officers can legally acknowledge racial differences.
The Brown case addresses whether public institutions can legally be divided by race.
The Brown case addresses whether districts should be penalized for segregating schools.
The Brown case addresses whether race-specific entrances are appropriate in schools.