Black Minnesota middle school students are receiving racist text messages referencing plantations and slavery. Its part of a nationwide trend.

A federal investigation is underway after racist text messages were sent to Black people in several states this week, including in Ohio.

Racist text messages were sent to scores of Black people the day after the election telling them they had been “selected” to pick cotton “at the nearest plantation.”

In the wake of the election, Black people across the country have reported that they’ve received racist text messages threatening them with slavery, which has prompted investigations in several states and a federal probe.