Protest of Keith Lamont Scott Police Shooting photographs and videos

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On Tuesday, September 20, 2016, police fatally shot 43-year-old Keith Lamont Scott, an African American man, in the parking lot of an apartment complex near the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Protests over the police action erupted the night of the shooting near the site where it occurred, with demonstrators blocking all lanes of Interstate 85 in the early hours of the morning of September 21. The unrest continued September 21 and into the early hours of September 22 in Uptown Charlotte. One demonstrator, 26-year-old Justin Carr, was fatally shot during the protest and several individuals were injured or arrested on both nights of protests.There was also extensive property damage to businesses by protesters and the use of tear gas by police. Peaceful protests were held on Thursday, September 22, and over the weekend of September 24-25. These photographs, recordings, and sketches were collected by the Levine Museum of the New South in the context of its rapid-response community exhibit K(NO)W Justice K(NO)W Peace. The exhibit, which opened in February, 2017, explored the historical roots of the distrust between police and community, placing the emphasis on the human stories beyond the headlines.

Allen, Matthew photographs
Matthew Allen was the general manager at Hyatt House, a hotel in Uptown Charlotte. He photographed the Uptown area in the daytime after protest had occured during previous evenings. Photographs include people painting murals on plywood boards that had been secured to windows on Uptown buildings, people taking phtographs, and people posing for photographs.
Barnhardt, Hannah photographs and sketches
Hannah Barnhardt was an artist who reported on the protests in Uptown Charlotte in September 2016. She took photographs and created ink sketches during the events.
Brashear, Jonathan photographs
Jonathan Brashear took photographs of the protests in Uptown Charlotte in September 2016.
Clark, Christopher photographs
Christopher Clark took photographs of the protests in Uptown Charlotte in September 2016.
Fehr, Bill photographs
Bill Fehr took photographs of the protests in Uptown Charlotte at the intersection of Trade St. and Tryon St. on September 21, 2016.
Harris, Donald audio recordings
Donald Harris took audio recordings of the protests in Uptown Charlotte on the evening of September 21, 2016, around 10 PM on S. College St. between Trade and 4th Strets, and at the intersection of S. Trade St. adn Brevard Street.
Head, Fen photographs and videos
Fen Head took photographs of protesters in Uptown Charlotte on September 21, 2016, and video of a man driving into a crowd.
Johnson, Andrew photographs
Andrew Johnson took photographs of the Charlotte Uprising protests, the community discussion that took place at the African Methodist Episcopal Church Zion, and the Charlotte City Council chambers, in September 2016.
Kilo, Jenna photographs and videos
Jenna Kilo took photographs and video of the protests in Charlotte on September 23, 2016.
Luckey, Grant videos
Grant Luckey took video of the protest that occured around 9:30 PM the night of September 23, 2016, in which a crowd walked peacefully across Interstate 277 near Uptown Charlotte.
Merino, Oliver photographs and videos
Oliver Merino took phtographs and video of the protests in Uptown Charlotte on September 21, 2016.
NeSmith, Zach photographs and videos
Zach NeSmith took phographs and video of the protests that took place in Uptown Charlotte from September 20 to September 25, 2016.
Ottley, Kassandra photographs
Kassandra Ottley took photographs of the protests in response to the killing of Keith Lamont Scott, the Keith Scott candlelight vigil, the Justin Carr candlelight vigil at the Omni Hotel in Uptown Charlotte, the vigil for Jonathan Ferrell, and the vigil for Danile Harris, as well as the Rally4Equity Action that took place at the Charlotte City Council. in September 2016.
Pavey, Steve photographs
Steve Pavey, Ph.D. was an activist documentary photographer who ran Hope in Focus, an anticolonialist international photojournalist project, and took photographs of the protest in Uptown Charlotte in September 2016.
Rain, Osiris videos
Osiris Rain was the director and principal instructor at the North Carolina Academy of art, who took video of the protests in Uptown Charlotte in September 2016.
Ralph, Khiana photographs and videos
Khiana Ralph took photographs and video of the protest that took place in Uptown Charlotte in September 2016.
Schuch, Claire photographs and videos
Clair Schuch took photographs and short videos of the protests in Uptown Charlotte on September 22 and September 24, 2016.
Scudder, Edson photographs
Edson Scudder took photographs of the aftermath of protests in Uptown Charlotte on September 22, 2016, and a photograph of a protest outside Bank of America Stadium on September 25, 2016.
Starcher, Kat photographs
Kat Starcher took photographs of the protests in Uptown Charlotte on September 22, 25, and 26, 2016.
Winston, Braxton photographs and videos
Braxton Winston was a stagehand and citizen journalist who took video of the protests in Uptown Charlotte in September 2016. He was inspired by the protests to run for Charlotte City Council and was elected to the at-large seat in 2017, and was re-elected in 2019.