Black people in states including North Carolina, Virginia, Alabama and Pennsylvania reported receiving messages from an unknown source telling them "to report to a plantation to pick cotton", the group said in a statement.
"The unfortunate reality of electing a president who, historically has embraced, and at times encouraged hate, is unfolding before our eyes," said Mr Derrick Johnson, the head of the civil rights group.
Trump, a right-wing populist whose supporters have used racist rhetoric that he has distanced himself from in the past, was re-elected after Nov 5's vote, having made gains with - among others - black voters.
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