Authorities across the country are investigating racist text messages sent to cellphones in multiple cities prompting owners to “pick cotton” at “plantations.”

State attorneys general, such as New York’s Letitia James and Louisiana’s Liz Murrill, directed state agencies to investigate the origins of the texts, which occured after President-elect Donald Trump’s win Tuesday.

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