Body of civil rights icon John Lewis crosses Selma bridge

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The late U.S. Rep. John Lewis crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, for the final time Sunday as remembrances continue for the civil rights icon.
A crowd began gathering near the bridge that became a landmark in the fight for racial justice when Lewis and other civil rights marchers were beaten there 55 years ago on "Bloody Sunday," a key event in the fight for voting rights for African Americans.
Lewis' body will be brought to the Alabama Capitol in the afternoon to lie in repose.
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