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    Photos: John Lewis 'Stood For Everyone'

    Thousands of people braved the heat and long lines to honor the congressman as his body lay in state at the Capitol.
    by Dee Dwyer Jul 28, 2020 2 minutes
    Elvera Patrick, right, and Hadiyah Muhammad, left, both of Washington, D.C. "I just love John Lewis and all the work he had done for our city. He's an icon to me," Patrick said. "He will be very well missed. This is the first time I ever came out, to come visit anyone, and that's how special he is to me in my heart, that I had to come even with this COVID-19 going on," Muhammed said.

    Thousands of people from around the Washington, D.C., area and beyond came to pay their last respects to Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., the lion of the civil rights movement and of Congress.

    They braved the heat, and at times long lines, to pause at the steps of the Capitol for one last look, one last visit.

    Below are portraits of some of the visitors and

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