Body of Late Rep. John Lewis to Lie in State at the US Capitol Rotunda

Body of Late Rep. John Lewis to Lie in State at the US Capitol Rotunda
John Lewis at Hollywood and Highland in Hollywood, California, on Feb. 24, 2019. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
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The body of late Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) will lie in state for public viewing at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced late Thursday.

Lewis, a civil rights icon, died at the age of 80 on July 17, following a diagnosis of advanced pancreatic cancer in December 2019.
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