PHOTOS: U.S. Rep John Lewis’ final homecoming

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PHOTOS: U.S. Rep John Lewis’ final homecoming

The body of Congressman John Lewis returned to Atlanta today to lie in state at the Georgia State Capitol, passing by many of the city's landmarks along the way.

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - The plane carrying the body of Rep. John Lewis arrives at Dobbins Air Force base. Members of the Wille Watkins funeral home wait to receive his body. On the fifth day of the “Celebration of Life” for Rep. John Lewis, Lewis’s body and and family members returned to Georgia for ceremonies at the State Capitol where he will also lie in state until his funeral on Thursday. Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - John Lewis’ staff arrives at Dobbin’s Air Force Base ahead of the plane carrying his body. On the fifth day of the “Celebration of Life” for Rep. John Lewis, Lewis’s body and and family members return to Georgia for ceremonies at the State Capitol where he will also lie in state until his funeral on Thursday. Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - John Lewis’ family waits for his body to come off the plane. On the fifth day of the “Celebration of Life” for Rep. John Lewis, Lewis’s body and and family members returned to Georgia for ceremonies at the State Capitol where he will also lie in state until his funeral on Thursday. Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - John Lewis’ family waits for his body to come off the plane. On the fifth day of the “Celebration of Life” for Rep. John Lewis, Lewis’s body and and family members returned to Georgia for ceremonies at the State Capitol where he will also lie in state until his funeral on Thursday. Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - John Lewis family exit the plane after arriving with his body at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, GA. On the fifth day of the “Celebration of Life” for Rep. John Lewis, Lewis’s body and and family members returned to Georgia for ceremonies at the State Capitol where he will also lie in state until his funeral on Thursday. Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - The plane carrying the body of Rep. John Lewis arrives at Dobbins Air Force base. Members of the Wille Watkins funeral home wait to receive his body. On the fifth day of the “Celebration of Life” for Rep. John Lewis, Lewis’s body and and family members returned to Georgia for ceremonies at the State Capitol where he will also lie in state until his funeral on Thursday. Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - The Honor Guard stand for the arrival at Rep. John Lewis. On the fifth day of the “Celebration of Life” for Rep. John Lewis, Lewis’s body and and family members returned to Georgia for ceremonies at the State Capitol where he will also lie in state until his funeral on Thursday. Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - The body of Rep. John Lewis is unloaded at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, GA. On the fifth day of the “Celebration of Life” for Rep. John Lewis, Lewis’s body and and family members returned to Georgia for ceremonies at the State Capitol where he will also lie in state until his funeral on Thursday. Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - The body of Rep. John Lewis is unloaded at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, GA. On the fifth day of the “Celebration of Life” for Rep. John Lewis, Lewis’s body and and family members returned to Georgia for ceremonies at the State Capitol where he will also lie in state until his funeral on Thursday. Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - The body of Rep. John Lewis is unloaded at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, GA. On the fifth day of the “Celebration of Life” for Rep. John Lewis, Lewis’s body and and family members returned to Georgia for ceremonies at the State Capitol where he will also lie in state until his funeral on Thursday. Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - The body of Rep. John Lewis is unloaded at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, GA. On the fifth day of the “Celebration of Life” for Rep. John Lewis, Lewis’s body and and family members returned to Georgia for ceremonies at the State Capitol where he will also lie in state until his funeral on Thursday. Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - The body of Rep. John Lewis is unloaded at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, GA. On the fifth day of the “Celebration of Life” for Rep. John Lewis, Lewis’s body and and family members returned to Georgia for ceremonies at the State Capitol where he will also lie in state until his funeral on Thursday. Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - The body of Rep. John Lewis is unloaded at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, GA. On the fifth day of the “Celebration of Life” for Rep. John Lewis, Lewis’s body and and family members returned to Georgia for ceremonies at the State Capitol where he will also lie in state until his funeral on Thursday. Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - Individuals of the road watch the motorcade as it leaves Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Cobb County. On the fifth day of the “Celebration of Life” for Rep. John Lewis, Lewis’s body and and family members returned to Georgia for ceremonies at the State Capitol where he will also lie in state until his funeral on Thursday. Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - The motorcade heads into Atlanta from Dobbins Air Reserve base. On the fifth day of the “Celebration of Life” for Rep. John Lewis, Lewis’s body and and family members returned to Georgia for ceremonies at the State Capitol where he will also lie in state until his funeral on Thursday. Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - A motorcycle escort leaves Dobbins Air Reserve Base ahead of the hearse as the motorcade heads to Atlanta. On the fifth day of the “Celebration of Life” for Rep. John Lewis, Lewis’s body and and family members returned to Georgia for ceremonies at the State Capitol where he will also lie in state until his funeral on Thursday. Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - The body of Rep. John Lewis is unloaded at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, GA. On the fifth day of the “Celebration of Life” for Rep. John Lewis, Lewis’s body and and family members returned to Georgia for ceremonies at the State Capitol where he will also lie in state until his funeral on Thursday. Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - The Delta Crew (background) watches as the body of Rep. John Lewis is unloaded at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, GA. On the fifth day of the “Celebration of Life” for Rep. John Lewis, Lewis’s body and and family members returned to Georgia for ceremonies at the State Capitol where he will also lie in state until his funeral on Thursday. Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - John Miles Lewis (center), surrounded by family members, holds his hand over his heart as the body of his father, Rep. John Lewis is unloaded at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, GA. On the fifth day of the “Celebration of Life” for Rep. John Lewis, Lewis’s body and and family members returned to Georgia for ceremonies at the State Capitol where he will also lie in state until his funeral on Thursday. Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - The body of Rep. John Lewis is unloaded at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, GA. On the fifth day of the “Celebration of Life” for Rep. John Lewis, Lewis’s body and and family members returned to Georgia for ceremonies at the State Capitol where he will also lie in state until his funeral on Thursday. Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - The motorcade carrying the body of Rep. John Lewis crosses the rainbow crosswalk in Midtown, Atlanta, where it made a brief stop on the way to the Capitol. On the fifth day of the “Celebration of Life” for Rep. John Lewis, Lewis’s body and and family members returned to Georgia for ceremonies at the State Capitol where he will also lie in state until his funeral on Thursday. Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - The motorcade carrying the body of Rep. John Lewis crosses the rainbow crosswalk in Midtown, Atlanta, where it made a brief stop on the way to the Capitol. On the fifth day of the “Celebration of Life” for Rep. John Lewis, Lewis’s body and and family members returned to Georgia for ceremonies at the State Capitol where he will also lie in state until his funeral on Thursday. Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - The motorcade carrying the body of Rep. John Lewis crosses the rainbow crosswalk in Midtown, Atlanta, where it made a brief stop on the way to the Capitol. On the fifth day of the “Celebration of Life” for Rep. John Lewis, Lewis’s body and and family members returned to Georgia for ceremonies at the State Capitol where he will also lie in state until his funeral on Thursday. Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - The motorcade carrying the body of Rep. John Lewis pauses at the John Lewis mural in Atlanta, where it made a brief stop on the way to the Capitol. On the fifth day of the “Celebration of Life” for Rep. John Lewis, Lewis’s body and and family members returned to Georgia for ceremonies at the State Capitol where he will also lie in state until his funeral on Thursday. Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - The motorcade carrying the body of Rep. John Lewis turns on to Martin Luther King Jr. Drive off of Peachtree St. on the way to the Capitol. On the fifth day of the “Celebration of Life” for Rep. John Lewis, Lewis’s body and and family members returned to Georgia for ceremonies at the State Capitol where he will also lie in state until his funeral on Thursday. Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - The motorcade carrying the body of Rep. John Lewis passes through downtown Atlanta. The Coca Cola sign contains a tribute to him. On the fifth day of the “Celebration of Life” for Rep. John Lewis, Lewis’s body and and family members returned to Georgia for ceremonies at the State Capitol where he will also lie in state until his funeral on Thursday. Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - Georgia First Lady Mary Kemp (from left), Gov. Brian Kemp, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, State Rep. Calvin Smyre, lead the body of Rep. John Lewis into the state capitol. On the fifth day of the “Celebration of Life” for Rep. John Lewis, Lewis’s body and and family members returned to Georgia for ceremonies at the State Capitol where he will also lie in state until his funeral on Thursday. Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - Georgia First Lady Mary Kemp (from left), Gov. Brian Kemp, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, State Rep. Calvin Smyre, receive the body of Rep. John Lewis as it is carried into the state capitol. On the fifth day of the “Celebration of Life” for Rep. John Lewis, Lewis’s body and and family members returned to Georgia for ceremonies at the State Capitol where he will also lie in state until his funeral on Thursday. Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com

The artist who painted the mural, Sean Schwann, center, brings his 6-year-old son, Cole Schwann, to pay their respects to Rep. John Lewis along Aubrn Ave near Jesse Hill Jr Drive, where a small group of mourners gathered to pay respect to the Congressman on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Rep. John Lewis' casket and motorcade pauses along Auburn Ave near Jesse Hill Jr Drive in front of the Hero mural where Karren Grant, of Peachtree Corners, left, pays respect to the Congressman and his family on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Rep. John Lewis' casket and motorcade pauses along Auburn Ave near Jesse Hill Jr Drive in front of the Hero mural where Shirley Weldone, left in hat, and Bonita Collins, right, pay respect to the Congressman and his family on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Rep. John Lewis' casket and motorcade pauses along Auburn Ave near Jesse Hill Jr Drive in front of the Hero mural where a small group of mourners gathered to pay respect to the Congressman on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Rep. John Lewis' casket and motorcade pauses along Auburn Ave near Jesse Hill Jr Drive in front of the Hero mural where a small group of mourners gathered to pay respect to the Congressman on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Before Rep. John Lewis' casket and motorcade pauses along Auburn Ave near Jesse Hill Jr Drive in front of the Hero mural, Deborah Murphy, right, and her family come to pay respect to the Congressman on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - John Miles Lewis, the son of Rep. John Lewis, holds onto a Georgia State flag he was given after a ceremony in the state capitol rotunda. On the fifth day of the “Celebration of Life” for Rep. John Lewis, Lewis’s body and and family members returned to Georgia for ceremonies at the State Capitol where he will also lie in state until his funeral on Thursday. Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - People line up at the Capitol to pay their respects to Rep. John Lewis. On the fifth day of the “Celebration of Life” for Rep. John Lewis, Lewis’s body and and family members returned to Georgia for ceremonies at the State Capitol where he will also lie in state until his funeral on Thursday. Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - People line up at the Capitol to pay their respects to Rep. John Lewis. On the fifth day of the “Celebration of Life” for Rep. John Lewis, Lewis’s body and and family members returned to Georgia for ceremonies at the State Capitol where he will also lie in state until his funeral on Thursday. Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - Georgia First Lady Mary Kemp (from right), Gov. Brian Kemp, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, State Rep. Calvin Smyre, stand to receive the body of Rep. John Lewis into the state capitol. On the fifth day of the “Celebration of Life” for Rep. John Lewis, Lewis’s body and and family members returned to Georgia for ceremonies at the State Capitol where he will also lie in state until his funeral on Thursday. Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - Motorcade officers that escorted the the body of Rep. John Lewis stand at attention as he is carried into the state capitol. On the fifth day of the “Celebration of Life” for Rep. John Lewis, Lewis’s body and and family members returned to Georgia for ceremonies at the State Capitol where he will also lie in state until his funeral on Thursday. Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - The Honor Guard stands ready to carry he body of Rep. John Lewis into the state capitol. On the fifth day of the “Celebration of Life” for Rep. John Lewis, Lewis’s body and and family members returned to Georgia for ceremonies at the State Capitol where he will also lie in state until his funeral on Thursday. Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - The motorcade heads down Auburn Ave. in Atlanta as it carries the body of Rep. John Lewis to the state capitol. On the fifth day of the “Celebration of Life” for Rep. John Lewis, Lewis’s body and and family members returned to Georgia for ceremonies at the State Capitol where he will also lie in state until his funeral on Thursday. Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - Spectators watch the motorcade as it travels down John Lewis Freedom Parkway in Atlanta. On the fifth day of the “Celebration of Life” for Rep. John Lewis, Lewis’s body and and family members returned to Georgia for ceremonies at the State Capitol where he will also lie in state until his funeral on Thursday. Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com

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Credit: Alyssa Pointer

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - The plane carrying the body of Rep. John Lewis arrives at Dobbins Air Force base. Members of the Wille Watkins funeral home wait to receive his body. On the fifth day of the “Celebration of Life” for Rep. John Lewis, Lewis’s body and and family members returned to Georgia for ceremonies at the State Capitol where he will also lie in state until his funeral on Thursday. Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com

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