(Atlanta, GA) — A final tribute to the late Congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis will be held today.
His funeral service will be held at Atlanta’s historic Ebenezer Baptist Church.
Former President Barack Obama will deliver the eulogy for Lewis, who passed away earlier this month after battling cancer.
Former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush are expected to attend the service.
Today’s ceremony is the culmination of a week-long series of honors for Lewis.
His casket laid in state at the U.S. Capitol and at the state capitols of Alabama and Georgia.
Lewis represented Georgia in Congress for over three decades. He was also a leader of the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s.