John Lewis’ funeral at Atlanta church that MLK once led

ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) – John Lewis is being mourned, revered, and celebrated at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. He returns to a sacred place in civil rights history.

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At his funeral Thursday, the arc of Lewis’ life and civil rights legacy will once again tie into the history of Ebenezer’s former pastor Martin Luther King Jr., a close ally whom Lewis called his leader.

Lewis discovered King’s sermons while scanning the radio dial as a 15-year-year old boy growing up in rural Alabama. King continued to inspire Lewis’ civil rights work for the next 65 years.

Lewis died July 17 at age 80.