Security barriers are seen setup for the public viewing later in the day of former Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) in Washington, DC on 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 ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
DECATUR, Ga (CW69 News at 10)
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Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson and Decatur Mayor Patti Garrett signed a declaration forming the John Lewis Commemorative Task Force.