4 of the Central Park 5 make an appearance at DNC. Learn more about the case

Thursday at the Democratic National Convention , Rev. Al Sharpton introduced the group known as the " Central Park 5 ."

Invoking the convention refrain "We won't go back," Sharpton brought four of the five men on stage at the United Center in Chicago.

Here's who they are and where you can learn more about their case.

Who are the Central Park 5?

Their names are Raymond Santana, Kevin Richardson, Antron McCray, Yusef Salaam and Korey Wise.

Now called the 'Exonerated 5," the group of young men was convicted in the 1989 Central Park rape of a jogger in New York City. They were later exonerated after a convicted murderer's confession was confirmed by DNA evidence in 2002. The five men sued the city, and in 2014, the city awarded them $41 million.

"Our youth was stolen from us," Wise said Thursday at the DNC. "We were innocent kids, but we served a total of 41 years in prison."

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When the case happened, former President Donald Trump — a popular business mogul at the time — took out $85,000 in ads in New York newspapers in support of bringing back the death penalty. The ad said he hated "these muggers and murderers."

Even after they were exonerated, Trump stood by his opinion that the five men were guilty.

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'The Central Park Five' documentary

The Ken Burns documentary "The Central Park Five" came out in 2012. Here's the synopsis from pbs.org :

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. Directed and produced by Ken Burns, David McMahon and Sarah Burns, the film chronicles the Central Park Jogger case, from the perspective of the five teenagers whose lives were upended by this miscarriage of justice.

You can watch the documentary on PBS .

'When They See Us' drama series

In 2019, the case came back into the public eye when Netflix released the drama series "When They See Us," created by Ava DuVernay. Here's the description on the streaming platform:

Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park. Based on the true story.

The series has 16 Emmy nominations and 2 wins: One for actor Jharrel Jerome, who played Wise; and one for Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie or Special. Stream "When They See Us" on Netflix .

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USA Today reporters James Powel and Rebecca Morin contributed.

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