The texts, which showed up as early as Wednesday morning, were reported in at least 13 states across the country.

Several federal and state agencies are investigating how racist mass texts were sent to Black people across the country in the wake of the presidential election this week

Anonymous text messages referencing slavery have been sent to people of all ages across the country. The FBI is investigating.

The FBI is investigating a series of racist text messages sent to Black Americans across the country. A state attorney general has suggested that foreign actors may be involved. NBC News' Zinhle Essamuah spoke with victims who described feeling "immediately disturbed,

The FCC says it's joining federal and state law enforcement in investigating the messages, which told Black recipients they were 'selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation.'