Social media reacts to homegoing services for Rep. John Lewis

Several celebrations of the life of Congressman John Lewis started Saturday and will continue into the week as the nation mourns his death.

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Civil rights icons, politicians and private citizens alike took to social media to reflect on his life as Lewis is honored. A six-day celebration begins in Troy, Alabama, at Troy University and will end in a private funeral at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.

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Reactions to and reflections on the services are below:

Celebration of Life in Selma, Alabama:

Good to see @RubenStuddard #HonoringJohnLewis
— Monique (@DrSuperWomanInc) July 25, 2020

Celebration of Life in Troy, Alabama:

Live feeds to the services have been turned off because they are getting ready to open his casket for viewing. Soon there will be opportunity for members of the public to file past. The next service is this evening at Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma.
— Tia "Very Calm Sis" Mitchell (@TIAreports) July 25, 2020

I appreciate Rep. John Lewis's homegoing service is socially distant and the masks are visible!
— Johnetta Elzie (@Nettaaaaaaaa) July 25, 2020

Y'all see Dottie Peoples make it work at the John Lewis service? "E-Flat."
Follow the @AJC's coverage https://t.co/YTLa017PzN pic.twitter.com/k0Kx4xFjhX
— Ernie Suggs (@erniesuggs) July 25, 2020

I am watching a bit of #JohnLewisFuneral and his little nephew with the giant glasses and this version of Wind Beneath My Wings is making me cry. What an amazing hero and legacy. #GoodTrouble #JohnLewis #BlackLivesMatter
— Marcy aka CondimentGrrl (@Condimentgrrl) July 25, 2020

"It's up to us to keep his legacy alive," said @repjohnlewis great nephew, Jackson Lewis, at the first of six homegoing services for the civil rights icon.
— Christina Carrega (@ChrisCarrega) July 25, 2020

#johnlewis tribute nephew made me cry and laugh .. jumped off stage .. innocence at its finest ..
— Mariann F Brooklyn (@MFBrooklyn) July 25, 2020

Watching John Lewis' memorial service in Troy, Alabama today, I am struck again by what a good Christian John Lewis was. He truly embodied the teachings of Christ in a way few people do.
— Grace Segers (@Grace_Segers) July 25, 2020

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