WPC Film Screenings: The Central Park Five
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Join us for FREE film screenings and talkbacks with the filmmakers and subjects of these films. Registration is located in the lobby of the George Vari Engineering & Computing Center. Volunteers will assist you with directions.
The Central Park Five: This is the story of five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem who were arrested in 1989 and convicted of raping a white woman in New York City's Central Park. Their convictions were overturned when the serial rapist confessed years later. This film talks about what these young boys faced and how it drastically changed their lives.