Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis made his final journey across Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, decades after his historic march. With a military honor guard leading the way, Lewis’ casket was pulled by horse and carriage.
Rep. John Lewis’ flag draped casket, pulled by horse and carriage, has crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge one final time Sunday morning in Selma, Alabama.
For the entire crossing, Selma seemed to fall silent, with the only sound that could be heard were the cicadas.
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