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.

The racist text messages were sent to Black men and women across several states and told them they had been “selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation.”

People in several states reported they had received racist text messages after Donald Trump won the 2024 election.

The FBI is investigating multiple racist text messages sent to students at Fisk University and campuses nationwide, TBI Director David Rausch said Tuesday. Fisk University safety officials went on “high alert” last week,

In the days since the Presidential election, Black people across America have received anonymous text messages summoning them for slave labor, prompting inquiries by the FBI as well as law

The FBI is investigating racist messages sent to Black students nationwide, including Texas. Texts follow election victory of Donald Trump.

The messages followed the same general script, summoning the recipient to pick cotton on a plantation and assigning a time to be picked up by slave handlers.

Racist text messages received this week primarily by Black students nationwide — including in Missouri — are under investigation by federal authorities. The FBI said in a statement issued Thursday it “is in contact with the Justice Department and other federal authorities on the matter.

Talking to Fisk University’s Dr. James Pratt about moving forward after nationwide instances of racist messaging

Students across the country, including some at LAUSD schools, received racist text messages shortly after the election. The district and the FBI are investigating.

Racist text messages were sent to six students, including students of color, at Stoughton Public Schools as part of a nationwide trend last week.