⁍ A flag-draped coffin bearing the body of longtime U.S. Representative John Lewis was escorted on Monday to the Capitol.
⁍ It will lie in state through Tuesday in a tribute to his life-long dedication to civil rights.
⁍ Before arriving on Capitol Hill, the hearse carrying Lewis passed by Washington landmarks important to the American civil rights movement.
– Civil rights icon and Georgia Rep. John Lewis will lie in state at the US Capitol for three days beginning Monday, the AP reports. The Democrat died July 17 at the age of 80 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. According to Reuters, a hearse carried Lewis’ flag-draped coffin from the Capitol to the Capitol’s Rotunda, where a ceremony was held Monday morning. His casket will lie in state through Tuesday. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi praised Lewis as “a titan of the civil rights movement and then the conscience of the United States Congress.” Former Vice President Joe Biden is expected to pay his respects later Monday.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-john-lewis-capitol/civil-rights-pioneer-congressman-john-lewis-honored-in-capitol-hill-ceremony-idUSKCN24S13F