Racist texts about plantations, KKK reported nationwide after and before election: Reports
People nationwide reported receiving text messages about plantations and the threat of a Ku Klux Klan attack a day before or after the 2024 election.
Racist texts telling people to report to plantations triggers FBI investigation
ATLANTA — The FBI is investigating after people across the country reported getting text messages, telling them they’ll be enslaved and made to pick cotton and have to report to plantations. One Georgia mom said her 13-year-old son received the text while he was in school.
Black people are receiving racist text messages about picking cotton "at the nearest plantation"
Dozens of Black people across the country said they have received text messages telling them they had been “selected” to pick cotton “at the nearest plantation.”
Racist ‘Plantation’ Texts Allegedly Sent to People Nationwide After Election
People across various states have reported receiving racist text messages telling they've been "selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation" following the outcome of the 2024 Presidential Election .
Black students at Alabama colleges get racist texts about cotton, plantations after Trump win
Alabama law enforcement is investigating after Black college students in Alabama received a barrage of racist text messages following the re-election of former President Donald Trump on Wednesday.
FBI, Justice Department investigating racist mass texts sent following the election
Several federal and state agencies are investigating how racist mass texts were sent to Black people across the country in the wake of the presidential election this week
Black people across the country have been getting racist texts about slave plantations
Black Americans throughout the country have been getting racist text messages about slave plantations. One texting platform called it a “widespread, coordinated attack.”
FBI investigating targeted racist text messages sent to Americans in wake of election
Anonymous text messages referencing slavery have been sent to people of all ages across the country. The FBI is investigating.
States work to tackle racist text messages sent to Black people nationwide
Racist text messages were sent to scores of Black people the day after the election telling them they had been “selected” to pick cotton “at the nearest plantation.”
Law enforcement probing racist text messages to Black people that threaten slavery
The anonymous texts — some referring to the recipients by name — seem to have begun just hours after the election was called for Trump.
FBI investigating as Black students in Texas, nationwide targeted in racist texts
The FBI is investigating racist messages sent to Black students nationwide, including Texas. Texts follow election victory of Donald Trump.
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FBI investigating racist text messages sent to Black Georgia residents
Georgia is one of several states this week in which Black residents received racist text messages that are currently under ...
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Trump’s Win Inspires Horrific Wave of Plantation Texts to Black People
Following Donald Trump’s presidential election victory, Black people across the country are receiving racist text messages ...
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Identities of 7 who died in Georgia dock collapse released. The youngest was 73.
SAVANNAH, Ga. − Engineers and other experts were ... starting as slaves on the plantations. The plantations, stretching from Charleston, South Carolina, to Jacksonville, were confiscated by ...