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Former presidents honor civil rights leader John Lewis as he is laid to rest in Atlanta

Civil rights leader and longtime member of Congress, John Lewis, was laid to rest in Atlanta on Thursday. He was honored by three former presidents, including Barack Obama, who described him as "a man of pure joy and unbreakable perseverance."
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