Civil
Rights Freedom Riders & the Assassination Of Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr.
Mark Lane knew Dr King, Jesse Jackson, Ralph Abernathy personally and organized Dr. King's first mass rally in
Harlem. Mark was also a Freedom Rider and was ominously thrown
in jail for having the audacity to travel with a *n-g-r*. He tells
us of a phone call to his other personal friend Attorney
General Bobby Kennedy for protection for the Freedom Riders. Mark
was also JFK's New York campaign manger and worked closely with both
Kennedys. Mark also ran for Vice president. Mr. Lane was active in the
Civil Rights movement beginning in the 1950's. He successfully
challenged New York University when that institution insisted upon
requiring its prospective students to list their race and religion.
As an attorney he successfully challenged the special jury system in
New York City, a system which systematically excluded Blacks and
Puerto Ricans from serving as jurorsPodcast:
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