John Lewis crosses Edmund Pettus Bridge for the last time

The body of civil rights legend John Lewis crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge for the last time on July 26.

This is the same bridge where Lewis and hundreds of other civil rights advocates were beaten while attempting to cross during a march for voting rights in 1965.

The bridge became a landmark in the fight for racial justice.

A series of memorials took place last week to pay tribute to the late congressman and his legacy.

“I remember the day when John left home,” Fred Lewis, John Lewis’s brother, said.

“Mother told him not to get in trouble, not to get in the way and be particular. Well, we all know that John got in trouble, he got in the way…but it was good trouble. John was different from the rest of the family, and he would have thoughts that all of the troubles he got himself into would change the world.

“I am so honoured that John was my brother, and he will live forever in all of our hearts. So, keep John’s legacy alive, let’s get out and vote and, in John’s voice, keep your eyes on the prize.”

Lewis died on July 17, several months after he was diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer.

He became involved in the civil rights movement at 15 years old and was the youngest and the last survivor of the Big Six civil rights activists, a group led by Martin Luther King Jr.

Lewis led marches, campaigns, sit-ins, endured police beatings and was arrested more than 40 times.

He went on to serve as the US representative for Georgia’s 5th Congressional District for more than three decades while still fighting for equality.

This video was produced and edited by Al Jazeera NewsFeed’s Seena Khalil.