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Baltimore pays respects to U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings at Morgan State University | PHOTOS

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Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings embraced other mourners following a ceremony celebrating the life of h

Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings embraced other mourners following a ceremony celebrating the life of her husband, Elijah Cummings. A public viewing and community celebration for Congressman Elijah E. Cummings was held at Morgan State University. (Ulysses Muñoz, Baltimore Sun) (Ulysses Muñoz / Baltimore Sun)

Before being honored by lawmakers at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday and before thousands pack New Psalmist Baptist Church for his funeral Friday, the late U.S. Rep. Elijah E. Cummings wanted the people of Baltimore to have a chance to bid him farewell.

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