Donald Trump’s victory is only 48 hours old, and the turning point that has begun is already showing its ugly face. Black Americans were targeted by a racist text message campaign. The senders are anonymous, but their messages are all the clearer.
The campaign covers several states – from New York to California. In the news, black American citizens are asked to show up at an address to board a bus. He would take them to a plantation; they had been chosen to work as slaves.
The entry is often signed “Trump administration” or “a Trump supporter.” Who is responsible for the messages has not yet been announced. The similar word choice suggests that this was probably a coordinated action.
Victims share inflammatory messages
The FBI has since commented on the cases: “The FBI is aware of offensive and racist text messages sent to individuals across the country and is in contact with the Department of Justice and other federal agencies regarding this matter. ”
Victims shared messages they received on social media. One says something like, “You have been selected to become a house slave on the Abingdon Plantation.” This is ‘mandatory’.
Human rights organizations are shocked. Derrick Johnson, head of the NAACP civil rights movement, said: “The unfortunate reality of electing a president with a history of embracing and sometimes even encouraging hatred looms before our eyes.”
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has now received several complaints. The texts were also sent to school children. In a statement, he called the national campaign “terrible and unacceptable.”
Tasha Dunham of Lodi, California, told The Associated Press that her 16-year-old daughter received one of the messages Wednesday night before her basketball practice. The young person was addressed by her full name. “When you consider how cruel and horrific slavery was to our people, this is horrific and disturbing.”
Source: Krone
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