Rosa Parks Tweet by Republican National Committee Commemorating 'End of Racism' Sparks Backlash Online

After the Republican National Committee sent out a tweet honoring the 58-year anniversaty of Rosa Parks and, in their words "her role in ending racism," they received a torrent of backlash on social media and clarified the tweet four hours later, according to the New York Daily News.

"Today we remember Rosa Parks' bold stand and her role in ending racism," the RNC tweeted originally, along with a photo of Parks and her famous quote: "You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right."

Soon after the tweet was posted, the sarcastic hashtag "#RacismEndedWhen" began circulating, mocking the RNC for suggesting that racism had ended with the Civil Rights Movement, and the Democratic National Committee joined in with the tweet, "#RacismEndedWhen Republicans stopped Congress from fixing the Voting Rights Act...cause who needs that anymore?

The RNC, however, was quick to remove the original tweet and clarify their original intentions.

"Previous tweet should have read 'Today we remember Rosa Parks' bold stand and her role in fighting to end racism,'" they tweeted.

Meanwhile, President Barack Obama's office tweeted, "In a single moment 58 years ago today, Rosa Parks helped change this country," along with a photo of the President sitting in the same seat Parks had defiantly remained seated in, refusing to move for white passengers back in 1955. The President had visited the the bus at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Mich., in April 2012.