(Baltimore, MD) -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is asking residents who have received racist threats to come forward.
Brown's office has received multiple reports of texts being sent to Black Marylanders from an unknown sender with messages telling them to "board a bus" to be transported to a "plantation" to work as a slave.
My office has received multiple complaints of racist text messages sent to Black Marylanders, including school-aged children. These messages appear to be part of a nationwide campaign and are horrific and unacceptable.
— Anthony G. Brown (@OAGMaryland) November 8, 2024
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The messages appear to be part of a nationwide campaign targeting Black people following the election.
Brown says it's critical that people who receive the text message report them to police and to the Attorney General's Civil Rights Division.
24/7 News Source contributed to this report.