PHOTOS: U.S. Rep. John Lewis lies in state at the Georgia Capitol

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PHOTOS: U.S. Rep. John Lewis lies in state at the Georgia Capitol

The body of Congressman John Lewis returns to Atlanta to lie in state at the Georgia State Capitol on July 29, 2020.

The casket containing the body of Rep. John Lewis is carried into the Georgia State Capitol Rotunda.

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 - 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

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 - The casket containing the body of Rep. John Lewis is carried into the Georgia 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. Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.shin@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - The casket containing the body of Rep. John Lewis is carried into the Georgia 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. Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.shin@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - The casket carrying the body of Rep. John Lewis is carried into 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. Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.shin@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - The casket carrying the body of Rep. John Lewis is carried into 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. Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.shin@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - State Rep. Calvin Smyre pays his respects in the Capitol Rotunda where Rep. John Lewis lies in state. 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. Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.shin@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during a ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda where Rep. John Lewis will lie in state. 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. Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.shin@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms speaks during a ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda where Rep. John Lewis will lie in state. 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. Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.shin@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - A ceremony is held in the Capitol Rotunda where Rep. John Lewis will lie in state. 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. Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.shin@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - State Rep. Calvin Smyre speaks during a ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda where Rep. John Lewis will lie in state. 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. Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.shin@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - Gov. Brian Kemp, First Lady Mary Kemp, and Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms greet family members during a ceremony in 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. Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.shin@ajc.com

7/29/20 - Atlanta, 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 - Messages posted on a large card for Rep. John Lewis as he lies in state in the Georgia 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 - Martin Luther King, Jr. III departs from the state capitol after paying his respects. 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 - Messages posted on a large card for Rep. John Lewis as he lies in state in the Georgia 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 - 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

200729-Atlanta-People crowd the balcony to get a view as members of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity sing the fraternity hymn during a ceremony for Rep. John Lewis in the Rotunda of the State Capitol on Wednesday evening July 29, 2020. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

200729-Atlanta-People crowd the balcony to get a view as members of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity sing the fraternity hymn during a ceremony for Rep. John Lewis in the Rotunda of the State Capitol on Wednesday evening July 29, 2020. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

200729-Atlanta-Carcel Surratt shoots video as members of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity hold a ceremony for Rep. John Lewis in the Rotunda of the State Capitol on Wednesday evening July 29, 2020. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

200729-Atlanta-Members of Phi Beta Sigma hold a ceremony for Rep. John Lewis in the Rotunda of the State Capitol on Wednesday evening July 29, 2020. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

July 29, 2020 Atlanta - People view the flag-draped casket of Congressman John Lewis as he lies in state at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

July 29, 2020 Atlanta - Phi Beta Sigma fraternity members view the flag-draped casket of Congressman John Lewis during Omega Chapter Ceremony at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

July 29, 2020 Atlanta - People wait in line to view the body of Congressman John Lewis in the Georgia Capitol Rotunda on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

July 29, 2020 Atlanta - People view the flag-draped casket of Congressman John Lewis as he lies in state at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

July 29, 2020 Atlanta - The flag-draped casket of Congressman John Lewis is surrounded by Phi Beta Sigma fraternity members during Omega Chapter Ceremony at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

July 29, 2020 Atlanta - Phi Beta Sigma fraternity members read as they surround the flag-draped casket of Congressman John Lewis during Omega Chapter Ceremony at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

July 29, 2020 Atlanta - Phi Beta Sigma fraternity members view the flag-draped casket of Congressman John Lewis during Omega Chapter Ceremony at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

July 29, 2020 Atlanta - Masonic Last Rites was held for Congressman John Lewis at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

July 29, 2020 Atlanta - Masonic Last Rites was held for Congressman John Lewis at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

200729-Atlanta-People stream through the State Capitol Rotunda to pay their respects to Rep. John Lewis late Wednesday evening July 29, 2020. With less than an hour to go before the public viewing was set to end for the evening, the line to get in still stretched all the way around the Capitol, so ushers kept people moving past the casket quickly. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

200729-Atlanta-A ceremony of Masonic last rites is performed for Rep. John Lewis in the Rotunda of the State Capitol on Wednesday evening July 29, 2020. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

200729-Atlanta-A ceremony of Masonic last rites is performed for Rep. John Lewis in the Rotunda of the State Capitol on Wednesday evening July 29, 2020. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

July 29, 2020 Atlanta - Thousands of people wait in line outside to the Georgia State Capitol Wednesday night to view the body of Congressman John Lewis on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

July 29, 2020 Atlanta - Thousands of people wait in line outside to the Georgia State Capitol Wednesday night to view the body of Congressman John Lewis on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

July 29, 2020 Atlanta - Thousands of people wait in line outside to the Georgia State Capitol Wednesday night to view the body of Congressman John Lewis on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

200729-Atlanta-Karen Hamilton gets a brief moment alone with Rep. John Lewis’ casket in the State Capitol Rotunda late Wednesday evening July 29, 2020. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

200729-Atlanta-Saunsarae Montanez stops to take a selfie with her daughter Lailah Simmons as they pass Rep. John Lewis’ casket in the State Capitol Rotunda late Wednesday evening July 29, 2020. With less than an hour to go before the public viewing was set to end for the evening, the line to get in still stretched all the way around the Capitol, so ushers kept people moving past the casket quickly. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

200729-Atlanta-People stream through the State Capitol Rotunda to pay their respects to Rep. John Lewis late Wednesday evening July 29, 2020. With less than an hour to go before the public viewing was set to end for the evening, the line to get in still stretched all the way around the Capitol, so ushers kept people moving past the casket quickly. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

200729-Atlanta-People stream through the State Capitol Rotunda to pay their respects to Rep. John Lewis late Wednesday evening July 29, 2020. With less than an hour to go before the public viewing was set to end for the evening, the line to get in still stretched all the way around the Capitol, so ushers kept people moving past the casket quickly. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Credit: Hyosub Shin

The casket containing the body of Rep. John Lewis is carried into the Georgia State Capitol Rotunda.

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