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On Monday, Lewis will lie in state in the Rotunda of the US Capitol for viewing, initially, by a small, invitation-only group. ", In 2016, Lewis accepted a National Book Award for his graphic novel aimed at young adult readers. "And he changed the world. At a service Saturday in an arena at Troy University in Alabama, the state of his birth, his surviving siblings and others paid tribute. ASSOCIATED PRESS Mourners sang through their face masks to celebrate Lewis' life. Previously, I was an editorial assistant at the Forbes London bureau. "I had a wonderful teacher in elementary school who said, 'Read, my child, read.'
According to Lewis' biography and family accounts, it was his job growing up to care for the chickens. The hearse carrying the body of civil rights icon and U.S. The casket of civil rights icon and U.S. Congressman John Lewis at Trojan Arena Saturday, July 25, 2020 in Troy, Ala.. The casket of the late Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., arrives to lie in repose at Troy University on Saturday for a memorial in his hometown. “I am so honored and deeply moved,” Lewis said in February 2018, according to the Troy Messenger. Congressman John Lewis. "He'd gravitate toward the least of us," said brother Henry "Grant" Lewis. Congressman John Lewis at Trojan Arena Saturday, July 25, 2020 in Troy, Ala.. Lewis, who died July 17 from pancreatic cancer, was honored as a hometown hero at Troy University, a campus where he was never allowed to enroll as a Black student. "I loved books.
The American flag draped across the congressman’s casket was carefully pulled back and folded as the coffin was opened. On Saturday at the public service at Troy University in Alabama, five siblings and a great-nephew spoke of Lewis as a loving and fearless family man. U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced last week that visitors could pay their respects to Lewis in the U.S. Capitol on Monday and Tuesday. ... Lewis… Dr. Jack Hawkins Jr., chancellor of Troy University, said Saturday the school is an example of change thanks to people like Lewis. Jackson Lewis Brewster, the great nephew of Lewis, D-Ga., walks off stage during the service. Henry Grant Lewis, brother of John Lewis, speaks during Congressman John Lewis' memorial services at Trojan Arena in Troy, Ala., on Saturday, July 25, 2020. "One particular chicken he tried to baptize was left unconscious for a while but eventually woke up.".
Jackson Lewis jumps off the stage after speaking during the memorial services for his Great Uncle Congressman John Lewis at Trojan Arena in Troy, Ala., on Saturday, July 25, 2020. Ethel Mae Tyner, sister of the late Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., dries her eyes during a service celebrating "The Boy from Troy" at Troy University, July 25, 2020, in Troy, Ala. Congressman John Lewis at “The Boy From Troy” memorial service in Trojan Arena Saturday, July 25, 2020 in Troy, Ala.. Dottie Peoples sings during Congressman John Lewis' memorial services at Trojan Arena in Troy, Ala., on Saturday, July 25, 2020. Sampson only got a few hours of sleep before she hit the road from Atlanta to see Lewis one last time, in the arena she played in as a student. The Georgia Democrat will be the second Black lawmaker to lie in state at the Capitol, following Congressman Elijah Cummings, who died last year. But ultimately, Lewis, then a minor, did not move forward with a lawsuit that would have challenged Troy's decision. Martin Luther King Jr. was once the pastor. His body will be carried to Alabama’s capital, Montgomery, where Mayor Steven Reed is encouraging people to line the sidewalks on the final leg of that journey. Congressman John Lewis at Trojan Arena Saturday, July 25, 2020 in Troy, Ala.. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey ordered flags to be flown at half-staff on Saturday and Sunday in honor of Lewis. Gospel singer Dottie Peoples sings during “The Boy From Troy” memorial service celebrating civil rights icon and U.S. Rosa Mae Tyner, John LewisÕ sister, speaks during Congressman John Lewis' memorial services at Trojan Arena in Troy, Ala., on Saturday, July 25, 2020. Congressman John Lewis at Trojan Arena Saturday, July 25, 2020 in Troy, Ala.. Jackson Lewis, nephew of John Lewis, speaks during “The Boy From Troy” memorial service celebrating the civil rights icon and U.S. The pair sat side-by-side sporting T-shirts Sampson had made just for the viewing. Congressman John Lewis at Trojan Arena Saturday, July 25, 2020 in Troy, Ala.. Lewis was a member of Phi Beta Sigma.
It wouldn't be the first time the memory stirred Lewis' emotions: Two years later, the city of Troy honored their native son in front of the Troy Public Library, the building that was once filled with the things he loved but forbidden to him due to the color of his skin. It was the first stop in a funeral procession that will make its way through Alabama, to the U.S. Capitol and end in Atlanta, where Lewis lived with his family. Mourners file past the casket of civil rights icon and U.S. Congressman at Trojan Arena Saturday, July 25, 2020 in Troy, Ala.. Sheila Jackson sings during “The Boy From Troy” memorial service celebrating civil rights icon and U.S. His family will be in attendance. Congressman John Lewis at Trojan Arena Saturday, July 25, 2020 in Troy, Ala.. News of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, led by the Rev. A mourner carries flags and the program after “The Boy From Troy” memorial service celebrating civil rights icon and U.S.
"The second verse of that song was, 'Hey little boy, you can't go where the others go, 'cause you don't look like they do. Attorney Fred Gray this week recalled Lewis' parents feared the local pressure it would put on the family. Jaxon Lewis Brewster, 7, jumps off the stage after speaking during the memorial services for his Great Uncle Congressman John Lewis at Trojan Arena in Troy, Ala., on Saturday, July 25, 2020. Lewis died last Friday at age 80, after a yearlong battle with advanced pancreatic cancer. Mourners sang through their face masks to celebrate Lewis' life. As Saturday's ceremony came to a close with an emphatic rendition of “On Time God” by Dottie Peoples, those in attendance gathered around the edges of the arena floor to view Lewis’ body.