How did the verdict in Brown v. Board of Education relate to the verdict in Plessy v. Ferguson?

In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the Supreme Court upheld racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine. Brown v. Board of Education (1954) rejected that doctrine in public education, ruling that separate schools are inherently unequal. This set a new legal precedent by overturning the earlier rule in this area, so the correct choice is C, “It set a new legal precedent on the issue of segregation.”

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