Congresswoman fought for poor
Rep. Julia Carson was remembered at her funeral as a woman who rose from poverty to the halls of Congress and fought tirelessly for the poor.
The 2,200-seat Eastern Star Church was nearly full with those who wanted to honor the six-term Democratic congresswoman, who died of cancer Dec. 15 at age 69.
Members of Congress, Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels and Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan all said Carson, the daughter of a housekeeper, never forgot where she came from.
“She was a simple woman. She was a servant of the poor,” Farrakhan said.
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