Only the onset of affirmative action explains the explosive growth in Black enrollments in higher education

It is tore that after the enactment of the civil rights laws and before the onset of affirmative action, black college enrollments increased significa ntly But the post-affirmative action gains were explosive. The case for aff irmative action as the prime reason for the huge increase in college enroll ments by black students is further confirmed by the fact that in almost eve ry case the repeal of affirmative action has resulted in sharply curtailed black enrollments.