Black Americans Receive Text Messages Threatening Them with ‘Slavery’
Reports of racist messages surfaced following Trump's election victory. Read Full Article at RT.com.
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The Trump campaign has categorically rejected any link to the offensive messages targeting Black Americans.
Across the United States, Black individuals have reported receiving racist text messages that threaten to send them to “plantations to pick cotton.”
On Thursday, The Washington Post revealed that the FBI and local authorities are looking into these alarming notifications, which have been reported in at least a dozen states.
Many of the messages, primarily sent to Black college students, threatened recipients with abduction and forced labor.
Alyse McCall, an 18-year-old student at the University of Alabama, recounted receiving a text stating that a van would pick her up to “report to the nearest plantation.” Her mother, Arleta, expressed her concern, describing the message as “terrifying” and noting that it left her daughter shaken amid rising public racism.
“The FBI is aware of the offensive and racist text messages sent to individuals around the country and is in contact with the Justice Department,” the agency stated.
Civil rights advocates have urged for stronger data protection measures, worried that lax data-sharing practices by political campaigns or their contractors might have enabled the misuse of personal information for intimidation purposes.
Some of these messages allegedly claimed to be linked to US President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign. However, his team has vehemently denied any involvement. “The campaign has absolutely nothing to do with these text messages,” Trump spokesperson Karoline Leavitt told The Washington Post, dismissing suggestions of a connection as “asinine.”
Reports indicate that the offensive messages have reached beyond college campuses, impacting high school students in several states.
As the investigation continues, authorities have yet to identify the origins of these texts.
Jessica Kline contributed to this report for TROIB News
Across the United States, Black individuals have reported receiving racist text messages that threaten to send them to “plantations to pick cotton.”
On Thursday, The Washington Post revealed that the FBI and local authorities are looking into these alarming notifications, which have been reported in at least a dozen states.
Many of the messages, primarily sent to Black college students, threatened recipients with abduction and forced labor.
Alyse McCall, an 18-year-old student at the University of Alabama, recounted receiving a text stating that a van would pick her up to “report to the nearest plantation.” Her mother, Arleta, expressed her concern, describing the message as “terrifying” and noting that it left her daughter shaken amid rising public racism.
“The FBI is aware of the offensive and racist text messages sent to individuals around the country and is in contact with the Justice Department,” the agency stated.
Civil rights advocates have urged for stronger data protection measures, worried that lax data-sharing practices by political campaigns or their contractors might have enabled the misuse of personal information for intimidation purposes.
Some of these messages allegedly claimed to be linked to US President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign. However, his team has vehemently denied any involvement. “The campaign has absolutely nothing to do with these text messages,” Trump spokesperson Karoline Leavitt told The Washington Post, dismissing suggestions of a connection as “asinine.”
Reports indicate that the offensive messages have reached beyond college campuses, impacting high school students in several states.
As the investigation continues, authorities have yet to identify the origins of these texts.
Jessica Kline contributed to this report for TROIB News
