Selma, Alabama Celebrates The Life Of Rep. John Lewis SELMA, ALABAMA - JULY 25: The hearse carrying the body of former U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) arrives at Brown Chapel A.ME. Church for a private service on July 25, 2020 in Selma, Alabama. Ceremonies are planned for the next six days honoring the life of civil rights icon Lewis that will trace his journey from his childhood in Troy, Alabama, to his historic return to Selma following the Montgomery voting rights trail, to his distinguished career as a member of Congress in Washington, DC and finally to his funeral at the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)