Florida State football apologizes after backlash following MLK Day tweet
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The football program at Florida State University has apologized for a Monday tweet sent from one of its accounts that attempted to "celebrate" Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Tweet was already deleted by @FSU_Recruiting. Here was the image they posted. pic.twitter.com/2FrTvALpaK
— Casey Fenton (@cfenton23) January 21, 2019
USA Today reports, the program received backlash when it tweeted an edited picture of King wearing a football glove and appearing to do a tomahawk chop. The photo also included the team’s slogan "Do Something" and a quote from King.
The post was deleted an hour later.
Monday afternoon, the account posted a statement apologizing for the post.
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— Seminoles Recruiting (@FSU_Recruiting) January 21, 2019