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Funeral services held for Rep. John Lewis in Atlanta

By Associated Press and Atlanta Journal-Constitution

July 30, 2020

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Mourners place flowers on the casket of Rep. John Lewis at South-View Cemetery on Thursday. Lewis, who carried the struggle against racial discrimination from Southern battlegrounds of the 1960s to the halls of Congress, died July 17.
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The Honor Guard presents the flag that was on his casket to his son, John-Miles Lewis, at the burial service for Rep. John Lewis.
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A mourners signs a card outside Ebenezer Baptist Church during the funeral for Rep. John Lewis.
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The casket sits at the burial site for Rep. John Lewis after the service at South-View Cemetery in Atlanta.
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The casket of Rep. John Lewis arrives at South-View Cemetery after his funeral on Thursday.
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Jamila Thompson, Deputy Chief of Staff for Congressman John Lewis, addresses the attendees at the funeral.
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The hearse carrying the casket of Rep. John Lewis departs Ebenezer Baptist Church on Thursday.
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Former President Barack Obama, addresses the service at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.
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Xernona Clayton, the god mother of Rep. John Lewis' son John-Miles Lewis, is seen after the funeral at Ebenezer Baptist Church.
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The casket of Rep. John Lewis arrives at South-View Cemetery after his funeral on Thursday.
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