Authorities across the United States are investigating after racist text messages – some with references to “slave catchers” and “picking cotton ... of enslaved Africans were shipped ...

THE MESSAGE READ IN PART, YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO PICK COTTON AT THE NEAREST PLANTATION ... aware of the offensive and racist text messages sent to African American and Black communities ...

The message read, in part, "You have been selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation ... "These messages are going out to thousands of young African-American students who fought just ...

“You have been selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation ... when millions of enslaved Africans were shipped to the United States and forced to toil on plantations.

Racist texts about slaves and ‘picking cotton’ sent to Black people as state AGs, colleges and police probe their origins By Ashley R. Williams, Jack Forrest and Jillian Sykes, CNN Nov 8, 2024 ...

(CNN) — Authorities across the United States are investigating after racist text messages – some with references to “slave catchers” and “picking cotton” reminiscent ... when millions of enslaved ...