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The body of civil liberties icon, Democratic Congressman John Lewis, will lie in state this week in the United States Capitol rotunda.
Mr Lewis is the very first African-American legislator to get one of the country’s highest honours.
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The homage is scheduled for American statesmen and military leaders, including twelve US presidents.
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Lewis, the “Conscience of Congress”, passed away of pancreatic cancer aged 80 on 17 July.
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His funeral procession passed by a number of DC landmarks, consisting of the Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr Memorials and Black Lives Matter Plaza – the website of Lewis’ last public look.
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Top Democrat, Speaker of the House Nancy Pe