Newsweek tweets scarily tone

The next time you're thinking of tweeting a photo of a Civil Rights legend in a casket, just, uh ... don't.

Earlier today, the Newsweek twitter account shared a photo of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in his casket with the caption, "Have you seen my brother Martin?" The tweet was promptly deleted, but not before it caught the attention and ire of Twitter.

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Bernice King, the youngest daughter of MLK Jr., also took notice of the strange tweet.

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Why, @Newsweek? Wow. https://t.co/VOSnmZonGc

— Be A King (@BerniceKing) January 1, 2018

As did many others.

Let’s recap. @newsweek posted a headline with an image seen by Bernice King. Deleted. They’re shuffling featured images. Zero apology. https://t.co/VEFqqo7DGC pic.twitter.com/V7HyGcx0YM

— drew olanoff (@yoda) January 1, 2018

What the actual fuck @Newsweek pic.twitter.com/RNo8kErODw

— Yes, You're Racist (@YesYoureRacist) January 1, 2018

Why did @Newsweek use an image of MLK in his casket to anchor their random compilation piece?

— deray (@deray) January 1, 2018

Newsweek has removed a horrible tweet that Bernice just shared but the damage was done. An awful mess. https://t.co/ZiUL7y83M3

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) January 1, 2018

The tweet appears to be referencing an article from the Council of Foreign Affairs site, which listed historical anniversaries from this year. It's a painful and necessary anniversary to remember, so Twitter pleaded the site to use a less triggering photo. Literally any other photo would do.

Credit: francis miller/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images Credit: william lovelace/express/Getty Images Subject: Martin Luther King Jr. attending rally for Freedom Riders. Jackson, Mississippi May 1961 Photographer- Paul Schutzer Time Life Staff Merlin-1150556 Credit: The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images

There's so much greatness to pull from.

We reached out to Newsweekto ask how the photo was included in the tweet, but did not get a response.

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