News with Norah Odonnell, his wife, lillian, who died in reporting tonight from atlanta. 2012, and on a night thawe back at how the couple odonnell good evening and thank you for joining us on this historic night here in atlanta, lived it for more than four decades. The longtime home of civil rights icon john lewis. For 44 years, john lewis had a were standing in front of the strong presence at his side, his Ebenezer Baptist church where today former president s, the wife, lillian. Though it may not have been love speaker of the house, and at first sight, says xernona friends and family all came clayton, who introduced them. Together to say good bye. I asked her what did she think of john . The Senior Pastor here called she said, i guess hes all lewis a true American Patriot right . Who loved america until america learned to love him back. That wasnt good enough for me. I said, i gotta work on this three former president s spoke, one. But it was president obama who odonnell when they m
Remarks from three former president s, george w. Bush, bill clinton, and barack obama. Live coverage is here on cspan3. Amen. This is john lewis favorite poem, invictus. Out of the night that covers me, black as a pit from pole to pole, i think whatever god may be to my inconquerable soul. In the fell clutches of circumstance, i have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeons of chance, my head is bloody, but im bound. Beyond this place looms but the horror of the shade. And yet menace of the years finds and shall find me unafraid. It matters not how straight the gate, how charged with punishment the scroll, im the master of my fate. Im the captain of my soul. John lewis was my hero and my friend, lets honor him by getting in good trouble. [ applause ] only the inconquerable spirit and the magnanimous soul of john lewis could summon all of us together in this place at this time. Only john lewis could compel three living american president s to come to this house of god. To celebra
And never stopped speaking out because he saw the best in us. He believed in us even when we didnt believe in ourselves. And as a congressman, he didnt rest. He kept getting himself arrested. As an old man, he didnt sit out any fight. Sat in all night longen the floor of the United States capitol. I know his staff was stressed. But the testing of his faith produced perseverance. He knew that the march is not over. That the race is not yet won. That we have not yet reached that blessed destination. Where we are judged by the content of our character. He knew from his own life that progress is fragile. That we have to be vigilant against the darker currents of this countrys history. Of our own history. Where there are whirlpools of violence and hatred and despair that can always rise again. Today we witness with our own eyes, Police Officers kneeling on the necks of black americans. George wallace may be gone, but we can witness our federal government sending agents to use tear gas and b
That john lewis got as a 4yearold kid and took through a lifetime to keep moving, and keep moving in the right direction and keep bringing other people to move. And do it without hatred in his heart, with a song and be able to sing and dance. As johns brother freddie said, in troy, keep moving to the ballot box, even if its a mailbox. And keep moving to the beloved community. John lewis was many things but he was a man, and he would walk the stony roads that he asks you to walk. Always keeping his eyes on the prize, always believing none of us will be free until all of us are i just loved him. I always will. And i am so grateful that he stayed true to form. He has gone up yonder, and left us with marching orders. I suggest, since he is close enough to god to keep his eye on the sparrow and us, we salute, suit up, and march on. [applause] good day. Morning, afternoon, whatever it is, its an honor to be here with each and every one of you. Reverend, thank you for enabling us all to be he
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