Peaceful prayer vigil, march had crowds downtown, roads closed off
ByGabriella DeLuca, WPXI-TV
ByGabriella DeLuca, WPXI-TV
PITTSBURGH — Hundreds of people joined a peaceful prayer vigil and marched to the City-County Building in downtown Pittsburgh Monday.
Stretch of Grant Street in front of City a County Building is filled with peaceful demonstrators. @WPXI Everything is extremely peaceful. pic.twitter.com/QMvzlLJerC
— Gabriella DeLuca (@GabriellaDeLuca) June 1, 2020
Organized by the Concerned Clergy of Western Pennsylvania, a number of speakers took the microphone at Freedom Corner, a memorial park at the corner of Center Avenue and Crawford Street. Organizers were asking participants to wear masks and do their best to maintain social distance.
Here is a map showing the City-County Building in downtown Pittsburgh:
Organizers continued to stress that they wanted the demonstration to be peaceful as they marched about a mile through downtown. Police units were on hand to close down streets as the group continued moving.
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Pittsburgh prayer vigil Hundreds joined together for a prayer vigil and march in Pittsburgh Monday in protest of the death of George Floyd following interactions with white police officers.
Pittsburgh prayer vigil Hundreds joined together for a prayer vigil and march in Pittsburgh Monday in protest of the death of George Floyd following interactions with white police officers.
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Pittsburgh prayer vigil Hundreds joined a peaceful prayer vigil and march that closed down roads in Downtown Pittsburgh.
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