Italian-American Civil Rights League

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The Italian-American Civil Rights League (IACRL) was an American political advocacy group formed in New York City in April 1970. William Santoro, a defense attorney who represented numerous Colombo crime family figures, handled the legal work to incorporate the league. Although its stated goal was to combat pejorative stereotypes regarding Italian-Americans and their alleged mob connections, the group functioned as a public relations firm to deny the existence of the Italian-American Mafia and polish the image of prominent mobsters. Following its closure, a separate organization adopted the name and remains active today.

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