26 October 2019
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October 25: 2019. The funeral service which honored Representative Elijah Cummings at New Psalmist Baptist Church in Baltimore was 4 hours long.
The day before, his body was lying in state at the Capital, on the Lincoln Catafalque, “a platform of rough pine boards nailed together and covered with black cloth that was constructed in 1865 to support the casket of President Abraham Lincoln while his body lay in state in the Rotunda following his assassination." (Source: ABCNews)
Much admired congressman and civil rights leader, Elijah Cummings, is the first African-American lawmaker to lie in state at the Capitol. Two other African-Americans -- Rosa Parks and Jacob Chestnut, Jr. -- have lain in honor,
His funeral, yesterday, at the church he attended every Sunday morning at 7:15 in Baltimore overflowed with dignitaries, congregants and well wishers. Representative Cummings arranged the speakers and service of his funeral.
Here is a photo of the front row of the Church, with those in attendance, from Senator and Presidential Candidate Elizabeth Warren (who read the 23rd Psalm) to, far left, to President Obama, far right. Other notables seen in the crowd Presidential Candidates Senators Kamala Harris and Amy Klobuchar.
Among the speakers were Secretary Hillary Clinton and former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. They expressed who Elijah Cummings was the values he fought for.
Here are their remarkable tributes to a great man.
First, Secretary Clinton.
Next, President Clinton.
Last, President Obama. (This just follows the order of these 3 speeches. They were not consecutive in the service.)
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October 26, 2019