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 , Jillian Sykes and Sean Lyngaas ...

Authorities across the United States are investigating after racist text messages – some with references to “slave catchers” and “picking cotton” reminiscent of the country’s painful ...

Authorities across the United States are investigating after racist text messages – some with references to “slave catchers” and “picking cotton” reminiscent of the country’s painful ...

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

US authorities are investigating reports of black people receiving racist text messages from unrecognised phone numbers telling them they have been "selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation".