Racist Text Terror: Black Americans Bombarded Nationwide Post-Election, FBI Joins Multi-State Hunt for Culprits

Following the recent presidential election, racist text messages targeting Black Americans have sparked a multi-agency investigation. According to

TPR

, the hateful messages included references to slavery, such as telling recipients “You have been selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation. Be ready at 1:00 PM SHARP with your belongings. Our executive slave catchers will come get you in a Brown Van, be prepared to be searched down once you’ve enter the plantation. You are in Plantation Group K.” The FBI, working with the Department of Justice and other authorities, is urging anyone who receives threats of violence to report them to local law enforcement.

Federal and state agencies are scrambling to pinpoint the origins of these racist messages, some instructing Black individuals to “board a bus” to a “plantation” to work as slaves, a disturbing nod to America’s dark past of slavery, as documented by States like New York, Alabama, California, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Tennessee, FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel called the targeting “unacceptable” and “targeting very seriously,” according to

AP News

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NAACP President Derrick Johnson has raised concerns about a rise in hostile rhetoric from racist groups after Republican Donald Trump won a second term over Vice President Kamala Harris. Johnson stressed that there is no place for hate in a democracy and that the NAACP will not be intimidated. While the offensive texts are protected under the First Amendment, they are also being closely examined by the FBI and the Justice Department.

Students at historically Black colleges also received these racist messages, highlighting how racism adapts to new technologies. Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown condemned the messages targeting children and vowed to use all available resources to find those responsible. TextNow, the service used for some of the messages, has disabled the accounts involved and is cooperating with law enforcement.

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