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Black-and-white image of underworld informant Joseph Valachi taking the oath as he begins his testimony in an open session before the Senate Investigations Subcommittee.

Black and white photo of former Palermo, Sicily, Mafia boss Tommaso Buscetta adjusting his sunglasses as he arrives at a fortified courtroom at Rebibbia jail on October 27 for interrogation by Palermo magistrates.

People march in a city street holding placards with a black and white portrait of Lea Garofalo and the words Lea Vive during an anti-mafia demonstration in Milan, Italy.

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