FBI Probes Origins of Racist Text Messages

Anonymous messages told recipients they had been selected to report to a plantation to pick cotton.
FBI Probes Origins of Racist Text Messages
The J. Edgar Hoover building, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters in Washington on Oct. 8, 2024. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images
Rachel Acenas
Rachel Acenas
Freelance Reporter
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Federal officials announced on Thursday that they are investigating racist text messages targeting black Americans throughout the country.

Residents in New York, Alabama, California, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Ohio have reported receiving hateful messages.

Rachel Acenas
Rachel Acenas
Freelance Reporter
Rachel Acenas is an experienced journalist and TV news reporter and anchor covering breaking stories and contributing original news content for NTD's digital team.
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