People stand on the side of the road and watch as a hearse with the flag-draped casket of Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) passes by 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 Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images) – Sandra Rose

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People stand on the side of the road and watch as a hearse with the flag-draped casket of Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) passes by 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 Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images)

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People walk next to a mural of former Congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis as they gather at Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, DC, July 27, 2020. – Tributes to civil rights leader congressman John Lewis, will be held at the US Capitol, where Lewis will lie in state through Tuesday evening, a rarely granted honor. Lewis grew up in the Alabama city of Troy. His parents were sharecroppers, and he once worked in a cotton field. While attending segregated schools, Lewis was inspired by the peaceful protests of rights leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)