The casket of Rep. John Lewis, draped in an American flag, is carried into Troy University ahead of a memorial service celebrating the civil rights icon's life.
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Civil Rights icon Congressman John Lewis pauses during a memorial ceremony on Capitol Hill on Oct. 24, 2019, in Washington.On Sunday morning, a procession will be held across the bridge in Selma where Lewis and other voting rights demonstrators were beaten 55 years ago on"Bloody Sunday." Sunday's march from Brown Chapel to the Edmund Pettus Bridge is titled"#Good Trouble: Courage, Sacrifice & the Long March for Freedom.
There will also be a procession through Washington, D.C. next week, details of which his family will announce, where the public can pay their respects"in a socially-distant manner."MORE: The two versions of John Lewis' March on Washington speech reveal the complexity of a young leader Rep. John Lewis crosses the Edmund Pettus Bridge before the 55th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday crossing, in Selma, Ala., March 1, 2020.Citing coronavirus precautions, Lewis' family has asked members of the public not travel from across the country to pay their respects. They instead have suggested people pay tribute online using the hashtags #BelovedCommunity and #HumanDignity. The ceremonies will be live-streamed on multiple platforms, including ABC News Live.
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