By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
The FBI caught backlash Tuesday after tweeting a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. on the anniversary of his assassination.
“Today, on the anniversary of his assassination, the FBI honors the life, work, & commitment of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to justice.” the FBI tweeted from its official account.
The FBI also included one of King’s favorite quotes.
“We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice,” King said in the tweeted quote.
The FBI hasn’t also been so nice to King, who was repeatedly under surveillance by the bureau .
J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI director during the height of the civil rights movement, is accused of sending King a blackmail letter that appeared to urge the activist to kill himself, the New York Post reports.
The social media backlash was almost immediate.
“You have no f—ing right to co-opt the legacy of Dr. King nearly 50 years after you murdered him,” tweeted John Weiss, a writer and filmmaker.
“You shld have protected Civil Rights leaders, instead of running COINTELPRO smear campaign.” wrote Twitter user Kyle Linhares. “Evers, X, King might still be alive if you had.”
