NYC honored the men dubbed the 'Central Park Five” by dedicating an entrance to the park in their honor—officially named 'The Gate of the Exonerated'—20 years to the day after the Black and Latino men were wrongfully convicted of rape and later exonerated.
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Officials named "The Gate of the Exonerated," located on 110th Street at the park’s northeast corner in Harlem, 20 years to the day after the five Black and Latino men were wrongfully convicted of rape and later exonerated using DNA evidence. Each had served between six and 12 years in prison. Yusef Salaam was at the gate dedication. He was 15 years old when he was arrested, and served almost seven years in prison.
The effort to rename the gate began three years ago, when Yusef’s mother, Sharonne Salaam, began pushing for a public monument to honor her son and other exonerees. For years, she said, Black and Latino kids from Harlem were warned by their community not to enter the park for fear of being wrongfully accused of crimes. She said the new entrance will serve as a visual sign to those same children that they are welcome.
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