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In the beginning of The Departed, Jack Nicholson's character says the Knights of Columbus "were real headbreakers [...] They took over their piece of the city." What was the association between the Knights of Columbus and Italian organized crime in 1960s/70s (maybe 40s/50s) Boston?

by /u/bodombeachbod in /r/AskHistorians

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