Celebrities Honor Martin Luther King Jr. On The 50th Anniversary Of His Assassination

Today marks the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King‘s assassination. Many celebrities honored his death by posting on social media.

 

Screenwriter, author, television producer and showrunner for Grey’s Anatomy, Shonda Rhimes tweeted, “Thank you,” to honor King’s memory.

Today, we honor and remember your courage, contributions, and teachings. Thank you, #MLK. #MLK50 https://t.co/POlPGprrgD pic.twitter.com/AQzKdWKa5k

— shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) April 4, 2018

Rapper Common referenced on Twitter that King died when he was “only 39 years old.”

 

#MLK50: Our Brother Martin Luther King Jr. was only 39 years old when he was assassinated on this day 50 years ago. pic.twitter.com/bof40Ohd0v

— COMMON (@common) April 4, 2018

Ex-president of the United Stated on Scandal, Tony Goldwyn shared a quote from King.

“Let us develop a kind of dangerous unselfishness.” #MLK50 pic.twitter.com/TfUDVSFDML

— Tony Goldwyn (@tonygoldwyn) April 4, 2018

Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda shared a video of a original song from his elementary school teacher.

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Good morning. We start with a song for Dr. King by my elementary school music teacher Ms Ames https://t.co/ng52U5DjHt

— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) April 4, 2018

 

Ava DuVernay also referenced King’s age when he was killed and added a solemn picture of King in his casket.

He was 39 years old. #MLK50 pic.twitter.com/8YC9L7dCRO

— Ava DuVernay (@ava) April 4, 2018