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One of the Central Park 5 will speak at UNG Gainesville for Black History Month

Yusef Salaam, one of the "Central Park Five," will serve as the keynote speaker at noon on Wednesday, Feb. 5, for Black History Month at the University of North Georgia's Gainesville campus.

01312020 HISTORY 1.jpg — Yusef Salaam, one of the "Central Park Five," will serve as the keynote speaker at noon on Wednesday, Feb. 5, for Black History Month at the University of North Georgia's Gainesville campus.

One wrongful conviction left Yusef Salaam serving nearly seven years in a juvenile detention facility.