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Offensive, racist texts now being sent to high-schoolers, Latinos and LGBTQ community, FBI says

NBC Bay Area 16 Nov 2024
The FBI is investigating previous reports of dozens of racist texts sent to Black Americans telling them&nbsp;they have been “selected" to pick cotton "at the nearest plantation" immediately following last week's election.
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The three-week-long dig took place in October on the site of the Old House Plantation, once an expansive and exceedingly successful rice and cotton farming operation ... Plantation in Ridgeland, Oct.
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Homophobic and anti-migrant texts target Latinos and LGBTQ+ Americans

AOL 15 Nov 2024
After the 5 November US presidential election saw Trump returned to the White House, Black Americans reported receiving racist text messages telling them they had been “selected” to pick cotton and needed to report to the “nearest plantation” ... .
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FBI: Hispanic, LGBTQ+ groups targeted in new round of offensive text messages

Usatoday 15 Nov 2024
Racist spam text messages are now being reported in multiple states ... slavery ... The messages varied in detail, but followed the same basic script, saying the recipient had "been selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation." ... Contributing ... Bischoff.
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State, federal officials probe hateful texts

The Vindicator 14 Nov 2024
Students as young as middle school reported receiving the texts. According to a report by The Journal-News, some of the texts included instructions for reporting to plantations and mentioned picking cotton ... They are more than that, they are horrifying.
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Bridges Texas History Minute: Mirabeau B. Lamar, the 'Father of Texas Education'

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He was born on his father’s cotton plantation in eastern Georgia in 1798 ... He continued to mange his plantation in Richmond after the Mexican War ... He returned to his plantation in Richmond in October ...
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Trump terror begins as racists and male supremacists launch mass intimidation campaigns

People's World 14 Nov 2024
On Nov ... “Greetings,. You have been selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation ... Our Executive Slaves 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 C. good day.” ... .
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Sexist attacks on women surge on social media after Trump's win, report finds

NBC Bay Area 14 Nov 2024
Last week, scores of Black people across the country began receiving&nbsp;racist text messages telling them they had been chosen to pick cotton “at the nearest plantation” — prompting an ...
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In campus safety update, MSU outlines steps taken after racist graffiti, text messages

Yahoo Daily News 13 Nov 2024
Manage your account. Help. Add or switch accounts. Sign out. Search the web. Advertisement. Advertisement. Advertisement. Close this content. Top Stories ... Springfield News-Leader ... 3 min read ... "You have been selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation.".
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Racist texts received in Colorado investigated by FBI, Denver police

Fox31 Denver 13 Nov 2024
‘Selected to be a slave’ ... After the election on Nov ... Children across the country reported receiving racist text messages that directed Black and other minority students to report to a "plantation" or said they were "selected to pick cotton." ... .
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 13 Nov 2024
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 ...
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The Long Wave: How Juls journeyed the Black Atlantic to curate his sound

AOL 13 Nov 2024
Hi everyone ... Black people across the US have reported receiving racist messages telling them they have been selected to “pick cotton” and need to report to “the nearest plantation” in the aftermath of Trump’s election win ... Big oil payouts in Guyana ... .
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Utica University, others speak out against racist text messages sent following election

Yahoo Daily News 12 Nov 2024
“Hello You have been selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation ... You are in Plantation Group D.”.
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Dr. Jessica Johnson: Rely on faith after election

Lima Ohio 12 Nov 2024
The messages tell the individuals that they have been selected “to pick cotton at the nearest plantation.” They are then given a specific time to be ready for the “executive slave catchers” to pick ...
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Sexist attacks on women surge on social media following Trump's win, report finds

Yahoo Daily News 12 Nov 2024
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