It was not illegal. Affirmative Action was the law of the land. It was not made unconstitutional until a conservative majority Supreme Court made it unconstitutional. All the liberal Justices were in favor of it. If the Supreme Court that ruled on the case was majority liberal, then legally, black people could still get government grants, and scholarships specifically for black people.Because legally it was wrong. I’m talking legally. That’s all I’m not saying what we were doing is wrong I agree with it and know we need more of it.