Former President Barack Obama speaks during the funeral for Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Thursday, July 30./Credit:	Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP

Former President Barack Obama speaks during the funeral for Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Thursday, July 30./Credit: Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP

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Barack Obama's full eulogy of John Lewis

Former President Barack Obama eulogized civil rights icon John Lewis on Thursday before the late congressman's body was laid to rest in Atlanta, drawing a comparison between the battles Lewis participated in during the civil rights movement and the current protests for racial justice happening across America.