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Civil rights icon Lewis lauded as warrior at Georgia capitol

| July 29, 2020 2:03 PM

ATLANTA (AP) — John Lewis was lauded as a warrior and hero during a ceremony Wednesday at the Georgia Capitol, where the civil rights icon who represented much of Atlanta in Congress will lie in repose in one of the last memorials before he is buried.

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