Remembering John Lewis

U.s representative and civil rights icon john lewis.

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The body of the long-time georgia lawmaker arrived in washington d.c.

... where he will lie in state.

House speaker nancy pelosi led a delegation to joint base andrews in maryland to greet lewis's flag-draped casket.

A motorcade carrying the body stopped at black lives matter plaza while on its way to the u.s. capitol.

Lewis is the first black lawmaker to lie in state in the u-s capitol rotunda, according to congressional historians.

Ots image:left john lewis remembered john lewis.jpg people in lexington are remembering john lewis and his legacy.

Here's abc 36's christy bollinger.

Uk historian nikki brown"he lived a very good and long life and i think that in many ways is perhaps the best revenge against the segregationists."

Congressman john lewis started his activism as a teenager... at 23 he was a keynote speaker at the historic 19-63 march on washington.

Carama"we are literally seeing kind of the end of an era of life of people who lived through that social unrest during the fifties and sixties."

Lexington activist devine carama says a huge lesson lewis taught is that you're never too young to make a difference.

Carama"even in that space even in that time at that age he still took it upon himself and said i'm gonna make a difference and i'm gonna lead."

Carama"he almost lost his life during the social unrest in alabama fighting for the freedoms that people like myself have today."

Uk historian"in washington dc he said that the purpose of good trouble is to jar the system and the way we can make good trouble is vote and to encourage others to vote and that's how you change the system."

What does u-k historian nikki brown think lewis would have to say about the black lives matter movement?

Brown"to not give up.

That the road is going to be hard and that it's going to take some sacrifice but the cause is good."

80-year-old teddi smith-robillard met lewis nearly a decade ago... talked with him about what they both faced during the civil rights movement.

Teddi/met him"anytime you get the chance to meet or talk with someone back from the day that had lived some of the stuff he lived it's really good but it makes me sad in a way.

It was an honor to meet him it truly was an honor and i'll never forget it."

Christy bollinger, abc 36 news.

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