John Lewis Passes Selma's Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama For Last Time

Lewis led a group of protesters across this Selma bridge to protest racial voting discrimination.

(c) Associated Press

The body of Civil Rights Icon John Lewis was carried over the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama for the final time.

Lewis is known for the planning of a peaceful protest on March 7th, 1965, which led to Alabama State Troopers attacking and beating them as they marched over the bridge.

He will be laid to rest in a private ceremony in Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday. John Lewis passed away at 80 years old on July 17th.

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