PHOTOS: John Lewis’ funeral procession in DC

The funeral procession in D.C. for Rep. John Lewis, the legendary civil rights leader and longtime Georgia congressman who died July 17, made its way through the District before he lay in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda — the first Black elected official to be so honored.

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Mourners pay their respects to the late Rep. John Lewis at the U.S. Capitol on Monday, July 27, 2020. (Shannon Finney/shannonfinneyphotography.com) (Shannon Finney/shannonfinneyphotography.com)

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Mourners pay their respects to the late Rep. John Lewis at the U.S. Capitol on Monday, July 27, 2020. (Shannon Finney/shannonfinneyphotography.com) (Shannon Finney/shannonfinneyphotography.com)

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Mourners pay their respects to the late Rep. John Lewis at the U.S. Capitol on Monday, July 27, 2020. (Shannon Finney/shannonfinneyphotography.com) (Shannon Finney/shannonfinneyphotography.com)

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Those standing in line for U.S. Rep John Lewis’ Lying In State are required to socially distance and wear masks. (Shannon Finney/shannonfinneyphotography.com) (Shannon Finney/shannonfinneyphotography.com)

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Members of the Montgomery County Maryland alumni chapter of the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. The late Congressman Lewis was a member of the fraternity. (Shannon Finney/shannonfinneyphotography.com) (Shannon Finney/shannonfinneyphotography.com)

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A woman wearing a dress with an African Kente cloth design attends the Lying In State for Rep. John Lewis at the U.S. Capitol. (Shannon Finney/shannonfinneyphotography.com) (Shannon Finney/shannonfinneyphotography.com)

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Mourners pay their respects to the late Rep. John Lewis at the U.S. Capitol on Monday, July 27, 2020. (Shannon Finney/shannonfinneyphotography.com) (Shannon Finney/shannonfinneyphotography.com)

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Mourners pay their respects to the late Rep. John Lewis at the U.S. Capitol on Monday, July 27, 2020. (Shannon Finney/shannonfinneyphotography.com) (Shannon Finney/shannonfinneyphotography.com)

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A member of the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, of which the late Rep. John Lewis was a brother, stands outside of the U.S. Capitol. (Shannon Finney/shannonfinneyphotography.com) (Shannon Finney/shannonfinneyphotography.com)

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Those standing in line for Rep. John Lewis’ Lying In State are required to socially distance and wear masks. (Shannon Finney/shannonfinneyphotography.com) (Shannon Finney/shannonfinneyphotography.com)

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Mourners pay their respects to the late Rep. John Lewis at the U.S. Capitol on Monday, July 27, 2020. (Shannon Finney/shannonfinneyphotography.com) (Shannon Finney/shannonfinneyphotography.com)

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Among those members of the public attending Rep. John Lewis’ Lying In State were many alumni of Historic Black Colleges and Universities and Black sororities and fraternities. (Shannon Finney/shannonfinneyphotography.com) (Shannon Finney/shannonfinneyphotography.com)

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Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden, flanked by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (L), pays respect to the flag-draped casket of the late Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., as he lies in state at the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC July 27, 2020. (Photo by J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden, and wife Jill Biden, pay their respects to the flag-draped casket of the late Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., as he lies in state at the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC July 27, 2020. (Photo by MICHAEL A. MCCOY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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Family members depart at the conclusion of a service for the late Rep. John Lewis, a key figure in the civil rights movement and a 17-term congressman from Georgia, as he lies in state at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 27, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, Pool)

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., right and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell talk prior to the beginning of a service for the late Rep. John Lewis, a key figure in the civil rights movement and a 17-term congressman from Georgia, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 27, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, Pool)

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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor pays her respects to US Rep. John Lewis following a memorial service in the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, July 27, 2020. (Photo by SHAWN THEW/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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People pay their respects to Congressman John Lewis (D- GA) on July 27, 2020 after the memorial service in the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington DC. (Photo by Michael A. McCoy / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MICHAEL A. MCCOY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) pays her respects to US Rep. John Lewis during a memorial service in the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, July 27, 2020. (Photo by MICHAEL A. MCCOY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) reads a program inside of the US Capitol Rotunda prior to a memorial to honor Rep. John Lewis in Washington, DC on July 27, 2020. (Photo by MICHAEL A. MCCOY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 27: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) pays her respects during a memorial service for former Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) in the Capitol Rotunda on July 27, 2020 in Washington, DC. Lewis, a civil rights icon and fierce advocate of voting rights for African Americans, will lie in state at the Capitol. Lewis died on July 17 at the age of 80. (Photo by Matt McClain-Pool/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 27: Members of the Congressional Black Caucus reach in and touch the casket of civil rights pioneer and longtime U.S. Representative John Lewis (D-GA), who died July 17, as Lewis lies in state at the center of the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on July 27, 2020 in Washington, DC. Lewis, a civil rights icon and fierce advocate of voting rights for African Americans, will lie in state at the Capitol. Lewis died on July 17 at the age of 80. (Photo by Jonathan Ernst – Pool/Getty Images)

Rep. Terri Sewell, D-D-Ala., and other members of the Congressional Black Caucus, depart at the conclusion of a service for the late Rep. John Lewis, a key figure in the civil rights movement and a 17-term congressman from Georgia, as he lies in state at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 27, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, Pool)

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The flag-draped casket of the late Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., a key figure in the civil rights movement and a 17-term congressman from Georgia, lies in state, Monday, July 27, 2020 at the Capitol in Washington,. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, Pool)

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The hearse carrying Rep. John Lewis stops at Black Lives Matter Plaza, in D.C., the site of his last public appearance, July 27, 2020. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)

The hearse carrying the late Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., moves along a section of 16th Street that’s been renamed Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, Monday, July 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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The hearse carrying Rep. John Lewis stops at Black Lives Matter Plaza, in D.C., the site of his last public appearance, July 27, 2020. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)

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WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 27: A man holds his hands on his head inside of the U.S. Capitol Rotunda prior to a memorial to honor Rep. John Lewis in Washington, D.C. on July 27, 2020 in Washington, D.C. Lewis will lie in state at the Capitol for two days before being laid to rest in Atlanta, GA. Photo by Michael A. McCoy/Getty Images) (Getty Images/Michael A. McCoy)

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People watch as a hearse with the flag-draped casket of Rep. John Lewis, D-GA, drives by the Lincoln Memorial towards the US Capitol on July 27, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Brandon / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ALEX BRANDON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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Metropolitan Police Department officers salute as a hearse with the flag-draped casket of Rep. John Lewis, D-GA, drives toward the US Capitol on July 27, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Brandon / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ALEX BRANDON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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Construction workers watch as a hearse with the flag-draped casket of Rep. John Lewis, D-GA, drives toward the US Capitol on July 27, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Brandon / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ALEX BRANDON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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The flag-draped casket of Rep. John Lewis, D-GA, is carried by a joint services military honor guard to the hearse,on July 27, 2020, at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland (Photo by Alex Brandon / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ALEX BRANDON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)