Of course, they weren't accepting blacks and other minorities for that matter because of racism. Again, you must have fallen asleep during high school history class. Why do you think that in 1963, racist Alabama governor, George Wallace literally stood at the entrance of the University of Alabama? He was literally there to prevent black students from enrolling at the university. Federal troops had to escort the 3 black students through. He was not there to just take in the nice scenery of the campus. The year before, James Meridith faced extreme resistance trying to integrate the University of Mississippi. That is the reason why HBCUs were established decades prior so that blacks could get a college education.
Yes, racism still exists today. Yes, it will grow with affirmative action being struck down. The ruling did not include the US military institutions by the way. Plus you got DeSantis getting rid of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in FL which I believe includes the public universities. Other red states will follow suit.
As far as qualified blacks. I guess I'm talking about qualified compared to all applicants.
Of course, it's the first time I've ever heard of that being an issue. Mainly because whites are the ones that have benefitted from this. You never gave it a thought. You said, "I doubt these schools are admitting a high % of non-qualified students simply because of who their parents are". Are you kidding me? You can't assume that the kids of the alumni of these schools are just as smart. Again look at Bush the Younger. Or even Sen. McCain who got into the Naval Academy because of legacy. These 2 weren't the sharpest tack in the box. Privileged white folks have gone to all extremes to get their dumb ass kids into school. Look at that scandal just a few years back where they created bogus positions and scholarships on college/university tennis, golf, and other athletic teams so that they can get their kids into these schools. And y'all want to whine about a few blacks getting into college because of affirmative action. Dude, give me a break.