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After nearly a week of observances that took Lewis' body from his birthplace in Alabama to the nation’s capital to his final resting place in Atlanta, mourners in face masks to guard against the coronavirus spread out across pews Thursday at the city's landmark Ebenezer Baptist Church, once pastored by the Rev. |
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James wrote to the believers, “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing. |
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James wrote to the believers, “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing. |
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ATLANTA (AP) — A transcript of former President Barack Obama's address to those present at the funeral service for John Lewis at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on Thursday. James wrote to the believers, “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds,.... |
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Mr Lewis was mourned, revered and celebrated as an American hero at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, a sacred place for many of those who helped to shape civil rights history.
Three former presidents including Mr Obama joined in the eulogies after nearly a week of mourning that took him from his.... |
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ATLANTA (AP) — John Lewis was celebrated as an American hero during his funeral Thursday as former President Barack Obama and others called on people to follow Lewis’ example and fight injustice. Three former presidents joined in the eulogies at Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church after nearly a week.... |
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John Lewis was laid to rest in Atlanta today, after succumbing to pancreatic cancer on July 17 at the age of 80. The civil rights icon was the youngest and last survivor of the Big Six civil rights activists, a group led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. that had the greatest impact on the movement. |
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Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain has died after a month-long battle with COVID-19. He was 74. A post on Cain's Twitter account on Thursday morning announced the death. Cain had been ill with the virus for several weeks. It's not clear when or where he was infected, but he was.... |
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James wrote to the believers, “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing. |
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ATLANTA — John Lewis was celebrated as an American hero during his funeral Thursday as former President Barack Obama and others called on people to follow Lewis’ example and fight injustice. Three former presidents joined in the eulogies at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church after nearly a week of.... |
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Former US president Barack Obama called on people to follow John Lewis’s example to fight injustice as he paid tribute at the late congressman and black rights hero’s funeral on Thursday. Other former presidents Bill Clinton and George W Bush also joined in the eulogies for Lewis at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church after nearly a week of mourning. |
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