WASHINGTON - Lawmakers memorialized Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., on Monday afternoon as his casket arrived at the U.S.
Capitol building to lie in state on the third of six days of programs honoring the civil rights icon.Lewis is the first African American to have the honor of lying in state in the Capitol Rotunda.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherThe late congressman was first transported from Montgomery, Ala., to Maryland's Joint Base Andrews for a short ceremony, before a motorcade accompanied him to the Capitol, passing by a number of landmarks along the way.
The motorcade paused at various sites, including the Black Lives Matter Plaza, where Lewis made his final public appearance.WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 27:.