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Home · News

44 Harrowing Photos That Show The Pain and Hope Of The Charlotte Protests

For a second night in a row, protestors in Charlotte, North Carolina took to the streets following the police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott. In what started as a peaceful demonstration, law enforcement and protestors clashed in a city already plagued with police violence -- a recent report revealed that Charlotte police kill a civilian about every two months. Scott's death joins the ranks of hundreds this year -- usually unarmed, unjustified and always Black -- that have rocked the African American community to its core. Here, we take a look at the harrowing photos captured during the protests, photos that convey the pain, suffering and mourning of those fighting for justice in this country.

By Christina Coleman · September 22, 2016October 26, 2020
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State of Emergency
Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
Jeff Siner/Charlotte Observer/TNS via Getty Images
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Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
Sean Rayford/Getty Images
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State of Emergency
Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images
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State of Emergency
Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
Sean Rayford/Getty Images
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State of Emergency
Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
Sean Rayford/Getty Images
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State of Emergency
Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images
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State of Emergency
Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
Sean Rayford/Getty Images
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State of Emergency
Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
Sean Rayford/Getty Images
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State of Emergency
Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
Sean Rayford/Getty Images
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State of Emergency
Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
Sean Rayford/Getty Images
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State of Emergency
Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images
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State of Emergency
Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images
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State of Emergency
Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
Brian Blanco/Getty Images
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State of Emergency
Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
Jeff Siner/The Charlotte Observer/TNS via Getty Images
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State of Emergency
Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images
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State of Emergency
Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images
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State of Emergency
Brian Blanco/Getty Images
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State of Emergency
Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
Sean Rayford/Getty Images
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State of Emergency
Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images
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State of Emergency
Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
Brian Blanco/Getty Images
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State of Emergency
Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images
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State of Emergency
Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
Brian Blanco/Getty Images
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State of Emergency
Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images
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State of Emergency
Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images
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State of Emergency
Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
Jeff Siner/Charlotte Observer/TNS via Getty Images
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State of Emergency
Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images
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State of Emergency
Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
Jeff Siner/Charlotte Observer/TNS via Getty Images
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State of Emergency
Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
Jeff Siner/Charlotte Observer/TNS via Getty Images
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State of Emergency
Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
Sean Rayford/Getty Images
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State of Emergency
Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
Sean Rayford/Getty Images
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State of Emergency
Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
Sean Rayford/Getty Images
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State of Emergency
Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
Sean Rayford/Getty Images
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State of Emergency
Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
Sean Rayford/Getty Images
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State of Emergency
Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
Sean Rayford/Getty Images
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State of Emergency
Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
Sean Rayford/Getty Images
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State of Emergency
Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
Sean Rayford/Getty Images
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State of Emergency
Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
Sean Rayford/Getty Images
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State of Emergency
Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
Sean Rayford/Getty Images
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State of Emergency
Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
Sean Rayford/Getty Images
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State of Emergency
Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
Sean Rayford/Getty Images
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State of Emergency
Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
Sean Rayford/Getty Images
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State of Emergency
Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
Sean Rayford/Getty Images
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State of Emergency
Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
Sean Rayford/Getty Images
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Outraged protesters face riot police last night during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott the previous day.
Sean Rayford/Getty Images

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