The funeral service for Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights icon known as the "conscience of the U.S. Congress," began at 11 a.m. Thursday, wrapping up six days of memorials paying tribute to his life and ...

Former President George W. Bush remembers the late Rep. John Lewis during a funeral service in Atlanta on Thursday, July 30. He has said that at his 2009 inauguration, he hugged Lewis and told him ...

John Lewis "loved America until America learned to love him back," the pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church said at the funeral for the civil rights hero Thursday in Atlanta. The private funeral, where ...

As a congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis has inspired the lives of many throughout his lifetime. While Lewis’ funeral Thursday at Atlanta’s historic Ebenezer Baptist Church will be a private ...

ATLANTA (AP) — John Lewis was celebrated as an American hero during his funeral Thursday as former President Barack Obama and others called on people to follow Lewis’ example and fight injustice.

Former President Barack Obama will give the eulogy at US Rep. John Lewis' funeral on Thursday and former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will attend the service, according to sources ...