By David Tuchman
The police killing of Keith Lamont Scott has resulted in massive riots, and triggered a state of emergency in Charlotte, NC.
Since 2014, there have been dozens of unarmed African-Americans who have been shot down by police officers.
According to a 2015 study, the majority of unarmed people killed by the 100 largest city police departments were black.
The report noted, “These police departments killed unarmed black people at a rate 4 times higher than unarmed white people.”
The reaction to this violence has been more violence.
The following is a timeline of protests that were sparked by major police killings from 2014-present.