Mourners brave the pandemic and brutal heat to pay their respects to the late Rep. John Lewis, the first Black lawmaker to lie in state at the Capitol Rotunda.
People view the flag-draped casket of Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., as he lies in state on the East Front Steps of the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 28, 2020.
“He was worth the virus risk and worth every drop of sweat,” said Alicia Patterson, 66, who came from Maryland with three generations of her family to observe Lewis’ flag-draped casket. “He worked hard for all of us, and he deserved this and more.”Lewis died July 17 of cancer at the age of 80. The long-serving Georgia congressman took part in Martin Luther King’s 1963 March on Washington.
“I just felt I had to come and pay my respects,” said Phillip Estes, a 53-year old urban planner and D.C. resident. “It’s a generational passing, and it feels really important now with the country’s renewed interest in advancing racial equality and social justice.”
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