THE GUARDIAN: FBI investigating after people report texts saying they were selected to pick cotton and go to nearest plantation
Just hours after Donald Trump’s election win on Tuesday, Black people across the US reported receiving racist text messages telling them that they had been “selected” to pick cotton and needed to report to “the nearest plantation”. While the texts, some of which were signed “a Trump supporter”, varied in detail, they all conveyed the same essential message about being selected to pick cotton. Some of the messages refer to the recipients by name. » | Adria R Walker | Friday, November 8, 2024
