HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL NR 2020-07-02 Black Lives March
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
Thursday, July 2, 2020
Media Contact:
Leah Kosin, Assistant Public Information Officer
lkosin@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2734
Temporary Road Closures Expected on Sunday, July 5, 2020,
for “Walking for Black Lives” March
Rolling street closures will be in effect from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Leesburg, VA (July 2, 2020) – Loudoun clergy and faith leaders will hold a “Walking for Black
Lives” march on Sunday, July 5, 2020. The event will begin at 7:30 p.m., at the Loudoun County
Courthouse, in front of the Confederate soldier statue, and will conclude at the Orion Anderson
Memorial on Harrison Street at the W&OD Trail.
As a result, rolling road closures will occur. The march will proceed east on East Market Street
from the courthouse to Church Street, then south on Church Street to South Street, and final ly
east on South Street to Harrison Street.
Portions of East Market Street, Church Street, South Street, and Harrison Street, as well as the
intersection of Loudoun Street and Church Street, will be closed and reopened in stages as the
procession approaches and passes. The event will conclude at sunset, following several prayer
readings.
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