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demmiblue

(36,852 posts) Sat Jul 25, 2020, 10:41 AM Jul 2020

HAPPENING NOW: The casket of #RepJohnLewis arrives at Troy University in Alabama

HAPPENING NOW: The casket of #RepJohnLewis arrives at Troy University in Alabama, for a “Celebration of Life” ceremony in honor of the late congressman

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HAPPENING NOW: The casket of #RepJohnLewis arrives at Troy University in Alabama (Original Post) demmiblue Jul 2020 OP

Today marks a nearly week-long celebration of Congressman John Lewis' life, beginning in... demmiblue Jul 2020 #1

This is totally selfish on my part Docreed2003 Jul 2020 #2

demmiblue

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1. Today marks a nearly week-long celebration of Congressman John Lewis' life, beginning in...

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Sat Jul 25, 2020, 11:00 AM

Jul 2020

Today marks a nearly week-long celebration of Congressman John Lewis' life, beginning in his hometown of Troy, Alabama https://cbsn.ws/2D68MtH

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Watching him cross the Edmund Pettus bridge (i.e. the John Lewis bridge) for the final time is going to be shatteringly emotional.

Docreed2003

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2. This is totally selfish on my part

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Sat Jul 25, 2020, 11:12 AM

Jul 2020

But I so wish his "Celebration of Life" was making a stop in Nashville, the city that honed the legend when he was in college at American Baptist and Fisk and joined the Nashville Students Movement. (It's selfish because I deeply regret not being able to pay respects to the man in person)

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