The Choice 2020: Yusef Salaam (interview) | FRONTLINE

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Yusef Salaam was falsely accused of rape and assault of a jogger in Central Park in 1989 in what has become known as the “Central Park Five” case. He was exonerated in 2002 and is now an activist and motivational speaker. The following interview was conducted by FRONTLINE’s Gabrielle Schonder on June 30, 2020 during our reporting for the “The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden” — FRONTLINE’s critically acclaimed election series featuring the interwoven, investigative biographies of both presidential candidates. It has been edited for clarity and length. Starting Tues., Sept. 22, tune in or stream this two-hour special from veteran FRONTLINE filmmaker Michael Kirk and his team: https://to.pbs.org/32IVzBb This interview is being published as part of FRONTLINE’s Transparency Project, an effort to open up the source material behind our documentaries. Explore the transcript of this interview, and others, on the FRONTLINE website: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/interview-collection/the-choice-2020/ Learn more about how these interviews were filmed during the pandemic: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/behind-the-choice-how-we-filmed-2020-presidential-election-video-interviews-in-a-pandemic #TheChoice2020 #YusefSalaam Subscribe on YouTube: http://bit.ly/1BycsJW Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frontlinepbs Twitter: https://twitter.com/frontlinepbs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frontline FRONTLINE is streaming more than 200 documentaries online, for f

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