Home to more than 25 million people, Texas has the second-largest population in the United States. It is also one of the nation's most diverse states, with the second-greatest contingent of Latinos and third-highest number of African Americans.
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The state of Texas has a unique and varied racial and ethnic history. Today, nearly half of all Texans are either Latino or African American. Historically, minority groups throughout the state of Texas have experienced tremendous discrimination. The institution of slavery resulted in prosperity for large farm owners at the expense of ________. After the Civil War, many Texans continued to be denied basic rights—including the right to participate in the political process—through the use of literacy tests, grandfather clauses, poll taxes, and the so-called white Correct primary, in which only Anglos could participate.

The institution of slavery resulted in prosperity for large farm owners at the expense of African Americans, After the Civil War, many Texans continued to be denied basic rights—including the right to participate in the political process—through the use of literacy tests, grandfather clauses, poll taxes, and the so-called white Correct primary, in which only Anglos could participate. African-Americans constitute majority of slaves who work in sugar cane and cotton plantations in Texas, they were a cheap source of labour as the slave masters did not have to pay them for services. As a result of this exploitation of African American slaves, large plantation owners became wealthy.