Barack Obama Emotionally Eulogizes John Lewis as 'a Man of Pure Joy and Unbreakable Perseverance'
Barack Obama delivered a powerful eulogy at the funeral service for the late congressman and renowned civil rights leader John Lewis on Thursday, remembering the inspirational figure as a man who «believed that, in all of us, there is a capacity for great courage.»Preceded by remarks from Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and member's of Lewis' family, staff, constituency and congregation, as well as an impassioned performance of «Take My Hand, Precious Lord» by Jennifer Holliday, Obama took the pulpit at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, to pay tribute to a great man, mentor, leader, and politician.«It is a great honor to be back at at the pulpit of its greatest pastor, Dr.