Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis is honored in a ceremony at the US Capitol Rotunda. Follow live updates:
U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi speaks as Rep. John Lewis lies in state at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C., on July 27. Michael A. McCoy/Getty Images
"God truly blessed America with the life and leadership of John Lewis," Pelosi said."Through it all John was a person of greatness. He also was a person of great humility, always giving credit to others in the movement. John committed his life to advancing justice and understood that to build it, a better future, we had to acknowledge the past."
"John focussed on the future, on how to inspire the next generation to join the fight for justice. In his quote, 'to find a way to get in the way,'" Pelosi said.
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