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He was invited by Malcolm X to stay in Harlem at the famous Hotel Theresa, where agents with ties to the FBI, CIA and the Mafia, plotted to assassinate him.
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Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 21 June 2026
The goal is for one group of players (the Mafia) to eliminate others (the Townspeople) or vice versa.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 12 June 2026
This was a plot twist with political and cultural significance because Italian American politicians were often accused—at varying decibels—of being in hock to the Mafia.
—John Avlon, The Atlantic, 25 May 2026
This attitude existed before the rise of the Mafia.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 May 2026
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Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 21 June 2026
The goal is for one group of players (the Mafia) to eliminate others (the Townspeople) or vice versa.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 12 June 2026
This was a plot twist with political and cultural significance because Italian American politicians were often accused—at varying decibels—of being in hock to the Mafia.
—John Avlon, The Atlantic, 25 May 2026
This attitude existed before the rise of the Mafia.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 May 2026
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“The Mafia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Mafia. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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