Citizen Lane

The Autobiography of Mark Lane

Freedom Rider, friend of Eleanor Roosevelt, Dick Gregory’s vice-presidential running mate, legal defense at Wounded Knee, survivor of the Jonestown Massacre, Mark Lane has inspired social consciousness, influenced history makers, and not only was an eyewitness to but an influence on the most important events of the past six decades. A true maverick and champion for the people as well as a controversial activist and tough defense attorney, Lane is widely known for his scathing indictment of the Warren Commission findings on the assassination of President Kennedy, put forth in his bestseller Rush to Judgment.

In his autobiography, Citizen Lane, he tells the story of his life, which is also the story of twentieth-century U.S. history. Icons that shaped the American political and social landscape appear throughout his narrative as cohorts, companions, or vicious opponents. Radical leaders embraced him; the CIA tried to destroy him; but no one who dealt with him had a neutral reaction to Lane's forceful, opinionated, larger-than-life persona. Entertaining and enlightening, Lane's autobiography confirms that one person can make a difference and can change the lives of millions by holding to his principles regardless of the consequences.

Citizen Lane is scheduled for publication in May, 2012 by   Lawrence Hill Books/Chicago Review Press; 814 N. Franklin Street; Chicago, IL  60610

Pauley Perrette is the author of the title, Citizen Lane, for her documentary file.  She has generously allowed Mr. Lane to use that title for his autobiography.