John Lewis Memorials, Georgia 2

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A color digital photograph of Gussie Breedlove resting her proper left hand on the American flag-draped coffin of Representative and civil rights leader, John Lewis. Breedlove, who is wearing a red hat, has her head bowed down, hiding her face. She is wearing an all-white ensemble paired with a pearl bracelet on each hand. Her proper left hand holds an object draped in an American flag. Beside Breedlove, on the skylight Rotunda floor in the Georgia State Capitol, is her black bag.

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