Obama delivers eulogy for John Lewis, makes impassioned call for voting rights

by 24USATVJuly 30, 2020, 6:50 p.m. 92
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Former President Barack Obama delivered a powerful eulogy for the late civil rights leader and Congressman John Lewis, and said Americans should honor his legacy by continuing to work for democracy and voting rights. "He as much as anyone in our history brought this country a little bit closer to our highest ideals," Mr. Obama said. Watch his full remarks from the funeral at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.

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