Racist texts about picking cotton target Michigan students

Racist texts about slaves and ‘picking cotton’ sent to Black people as state AGs, colleges and police probe their origins
Authorities across the United States are investigating after racist text messages – some with references to “slave catchers” and “picking cotton” reminiscent of the country’s painful and bigoted past – have been received by children,
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Black People Across the US Received Texts Saying They’d Been “Selected to Pick Cotton” Following the Election
One day after the presidential election, and in the days following, Black people across the country, reportedly as young as middle schoolers, received text messages addressing them by name and telling them that they would be transported to plantations to work as slaves and “pick cotton.”
Racist texts about picking cotton target Michigan students after presidential election
Elderly folks are being targeted, too.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. The source of the text message threats remain unknown as many texts are coming from different phone numbers across the country,
Racist texts about ‘picking cotton’ sent to Black students nationwide, including Missouri
Racist text messages received this week primarily by Black students nationwide — including in Missouri — are under investigation by federal authorities. The FBI said in a statement issued Thursday it “is in contact with the Justice Department and other federal authorities on the matter.
Racist text messages about slavery and “picking cotton” sent nationwide spark Twitter backlash
In the aftermath of the 2024 presidential election, authorities across the United States have launched investigations into a disturbing series of racist text messages sent to children, college students and working professionals from unknown phone numbers.
‘Selected to pick cotton’: Black people get racist texts after U.S. election
Racist texts with references to ‘picking cotton,’ ‘plantations’ and ‘slave catchers’ have been sent to Black people in at least 20 U.S. states shortly after the presidential election. The Trump campaign denies any involvement.
"You've been selected to pick cotton" text messages under investigation nationwide
"You've been selected to pick cotton" text messages under investigation nationwide
Amid Trump fears, black Americans targeted by racist texts about ‘picking cotton’
The anonymous messages telling recipients to report to a plantation, a reference to slavery, were sent to people across the country US authorities are investigating racist text messages sent anonymously to black Americans across the country this week telling them they should be enslaved,
Racist Trolls Celebrated the Election by Texting Black Voters to “Pick Cotton”
The day after Election Day, predominantly Black recipients received racist, trollish text messages telling them they had been “selected” to “pick cotton at the nearest plantation.” The messages were sent from varying numbers and area codes,
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Hateful ‘cotton picking’ messages hit black Americans, igniting outrage
The messages said they had "been selected to become slaves at the nearest plantation" and would be "picked up in a white van".
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Is Tom Cotton out of the running for a Trump cabinet post? Let’s hope so.
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Cybersecurity expert: 'Pick cotton' racist text messages likely organized, planned out
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Trump's potential Supreme Court impact and racist text messages about picking cotton: Morning Rundown
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Govt has no plan to support free-falling cotton exports
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FBI, Justice Department investigating racist mass texts sent following the election
The texts instructed recipients to “board a bus” that would transport them to a “plantation” to work as slaves, officials ...