Memorial Service for Representative John Lewis
2020-07-25T19:59:58-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvODRlXC8yMDIwMDcyNTIwMDMxMTAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==A public memorial service for Representative John Lewis (D-GA) was held in his home town of Troy, Alabama. While remembering the late congressman and civil rights leader, Mayor Jason Reeves said, “He became a figure known around the world for action, on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, confronting Alabama state troopers, and now Alabama state troopers will lead his body around this state as we celebrate his life.”
A public memorial service for Representative John Lewis (D-GA) was held in his home town of Troy, Alabama. While remembering the late congre… read more
A public memorial service for Representative John Lewis (D-GA) was held in his home town of Troy, Alabama. While remembering the late congressman and civil rights leader, Mayor Jason Reeves said, “He became a figure known around the world for action, on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, confronting Alabama state troopers, and now Alabama state troopers will lead his body around this state as we celebrate his life.” close
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