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The Central Park Five

Season 1 Episode 1 | 1hr 59m 19s

THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE tells the story of the five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem who were wrongly convicted of raping a white woman in New York City’s Central Park in 1989. The film chronicles The Central Park Jogger case, for the first time from the perspective of these five teenagers whose lives were upended by this miscarriage of justice.

Aired: 04/14/13 | Expires: 12/31/20
Extras
In Sept. 2012 the City of New York subpoenaed all the materials from the film.
Five teenagers from Harlem are wrongfully convicted of a brutal crime in 1989
Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and Dave McMahon discuss their film, Central Park Five
The Central Park Five talk about what the film means to them.
Film making has become a family business for Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and Dave McMahon.
The Central Park Five did not take a plea bargain.
Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon discuss the term, 'wilding.'
Even with the absence of any evidence, the five teenagers were detained.
Natalie Byfield discusses the horror of the death penalty.
Kevin Richardson and Raymond Santana discuss the manipulation of their interrogation.
En 1989, cinco adolescentes de Harlem son condenados injustamente por un crimen brutal.