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Life? >> definitely. that's why i left. >> march 2017. >> reporter: derek brooks says he reported to upper management. he was sure he was the intended target but told he was told to investigate by questions of employees. >> it felt like a slap in the face. i had to be professional. brooks and other black employees being called dam. >> i thought they mispronounced my name but i found d.a.n. was an acronym. for dumb as ass niger. and everyday and every one at general motors is expected to uphold the values that's an integral part of its culture. according to half a dozen current black employees,...

Language in this story. >> everyday he walks into walk, marcus boyd, prays that he'll survive his shift. unscathed. >> >> i feel at risk for my life everyday. >> a former marine worked in the same place. both supervisors at different shifts. >> reporter: both working at the general motors plant in toledo, ohio. brooks struggled to what was handling of what was happening at work. >> how rough can you be if you have 11 or 12 people who wants to put a noose on your neck. and hang you until you're dead? >> it's not just a figure of speech. >> >> this was the picture that i found. >> reporter: acco...

Employees. >> it felt like a slap in the face. i had to be professional. >> reporter: brooks and other black employees were also called dan. >> i found out it was an acronym for "dumb ass nigger." >> reporter: it is in stark contrast to how gm says they expect people to show up for work. we are committed to providing an environment that's safe, open and inclusive. and every day everyone at general maters is expected to hold up the integral values of their culture. according to half a dozen current and former black employees the problem is the culture. they say inside the plant, racism and hara...

That's the great american company. what are you doing about this? >> reporter: so far, gm says during their investigation they haven't figured out who was responsible for hanging the nooses. no one has been fired for that. they said they have dismissed some people during their extensive work on anti-discrimination and anti-intimidation. the process continues, they say, to this day in all of its plants. i should tell you just yesterday we received information from inside the plant from one of the employees who says he is still being intimidated and sent a picture of a message that was given to ...

Swastikas. and not allowed. scratched or written on bathroom walls. >> this is saying you don't belong here. if you stay here, this is what the possibility of what can happen to you. >> in the struggling town, they didn't want to leave their six figure job. brooks has a children and taking care of his mother who's an amputee. he's suing gm for hate. and bullying. >> >> when did you notice the overt racism. >> when an employee told me back in the day like me would have been buried with a shovel. >> he said what to you? >> that was a death threat. i was told to push back to the side. >> reporter...