On Nov. 6, the day after the election, multiple people on social media from all across the country claimed they or someone they know received a racist text message telling them to report to the nearest plantation to either pick cotton or become a “house slave.” The messages appear to include iterations of the following text: “Greetings, You have been selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation. Be ready at 1:00 pm SHARP with your belongings. Our Executive Slaves will come get you in a Brown Van, be prepared to be searched down once you’ve enter the plantation. You are in Plantation Group C. good day.” A VERIFY reader sent us a screenshot of one of the messages circulating online and asked us to confirm whether they are real. MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/verify/national-verify/racist-text-messages-telling-people-report-plantations-pick-cotton-are-real/536-bfb1c716-799a-4075-8e77-cfeff764beda