Federal and state authorities are working to find the origins of racist text messages sent to Black people across the country threatening them with slavery and telling them they were “selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation.

"Since the recent election, many have chosen this blacked-out profile as a form of protest against the election results," wrote one person in a post on Facebook. "This simple gesture is a way of expressing dissatisfaction and solidarity with others who feel similarly about the outcome."

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 .

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 Minnesota middle school students are receiving racist text messages referencing plantations and slavery. Its part of a nationwide trend.

Black people in several states received racist texts, some that claimed to be affiliated with Donald Trump, ordering them to work as slaves on plantations.

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.”

Anonymous text messages referencing slavery have been sent to people of all ages across the country. The FBI is investigating.

Racist text messages invoking slavery raised alarm across the country this week after they were sent to Black men, women and students, including middle schoolers, prompting inquiries by the FBI and ot