Which of the following happened when Texas and California ended the affirmative action programs in their public universities in the 1990s?
A. The Supreme Court forced those universities to reinstate race as a primary factor in admissions decision-making.
B. The number of African American college students did not measurably change.
C. The number of African American college students in those states dropped significantly.
D. Hispanic American college students decreased in number, but not African American college students.
E. The number of African American college students in those states increased slightly.
Answer: C
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