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By Jeff Martin | Associated Press. ATLANTA — John Lewis was mourned, revered and celebrated as an American hero on Thursday at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, a sacred place for many of those who helped to shape civil rights history. Three former presidents joined in the eulogies after nearly a.... |
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By The Associated Press John Lewis spent his whole life fighting for civil rights — and he wanted to make sure the cause lived on after his death.
In an essay he wrote shortly before he died and that was published in The New York Times on Thursday, Lewis implores younger generations to keep.... |
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John Lewis has been mourned, revered and celebrated at the church where Martin Luther King Jr used to be pastor in Atlanta, Georgia. The US congressman and civil rights leader died on July 17 at the age of 80. Former president Barack Obama attended the funeral at Ebenezer Baptist Church, a sacred.... |
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DETROIT, MI – NOVEMBER 04: Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) listens to Stevie Wonder speak at the funeral of former U.S. Congressman John Conyers Jr. (D-MI) at Greater Grace Temple on November 4, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan. Conyers, who died on October 27 at the age of 90, was the longest serving African American member of the U. |
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Three former presidents joined in the eulogies after nearly a week of mourning that took him from his birthplace in Alabama to the nation’s capital of Washington to his final resting place in his home of Atlanta. “He always believed in preaching the Gospel in word and in deed, insisting that hate.... |
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© Alyssa Pointer Former US president Bill Clinton speaks during the funeral service for John Lewis (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, Pool) John Lewis has been mourned, revered and celebrated at the church where Martin Luther King Jr used to be pastor in Atlanta, Georgia. |
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“There was this double rainbow over the casket," she said. “He was telling us, ‘I'm home in heaven, I'm home in heaven.' We always knew he worked on the side of angels, and now he is with them.” The arc of Lewis’ legacy of activism was once again tied to Ebenezer’s former pastor Martin Luther King Jr. |
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ATLANTA -- John Lewis was mourned, revered and celebrated as an American hero on Thursday at Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church, a sacred place for many of those who helped to shape civil rights history. Three former presidents joined in the eulogies after nearly a week of mourning that took him from.... |
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John Lewis has been mourned, revered and celebrated at the church where Martin Luther King Jr used to be pastor in Atlanta, Georgia. The US congressman and civil rights leader died on July 17 at the age of 80. Former president Barack Obama attended the funeral at Ebenezer Baptist Church, a sacred.... |
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Clubbers in Portugal will have to wait a little longer to dance the night away, as nightclubs were given the green light to reopen from Saturday but with early closing and no dancefloors allowed. The Portuguese government announced on Thursday that bars and nightclubs can reopen if they wish, but.... |
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Former president Barack Obama attended the funeral at Ebenezer Baptist Church, a sacred place for many of those who helped to shape US civil rights history, and was expected to address mourners. Former presidents Bill Clinton and George W Bush and former first lady Laura Bush were also in the church. |
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