1 9 5 6 ▁Category : A fr ican ▁Americans ' ▁rights ▁organizations ▁Category : C ivil ▁rights ▁organizations ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : A fr ican - American ▁history ▁of ▁Alabama ▁Category : Organ izations ▁based ▁in ▁B irmingham , ▁Alabama <0x0A> </s> ▁See ▁also : ▁▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁in ▁organized ▁crime , ▁ ▁other ▁events ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁in ▁organized ▁crime ▁and ▁the ▁ ▁list ▁of ▁' year s ▁in ▁Organ ized ▁Crime '. ▁ ▁Events ▁John ▁R ig gi ▁succeed s ▁Sam ▁De C aval c ante ▁as ▁b oss ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁crime ▁family . ▁February ▁ 1 2 ▁- ▁Joseph ▁" The ▁Animal " ▁Bar bo za , ▁an ▁enfor cer ▁for ▁the ▁Patri arca ▁crime ▁family , ▁is ▁be aten ▁to ▁death ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁California . ▁Bar bo za , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁imprison ed ▁for ▁murder , ▁had ▁agreed ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁government ▁inform ant ▁and ▁had ▁entered ▁the ▁Federal ▁Wit ness ▁Prote ction ▁Program ▁after ▁test ifying ▁against ▁Raymond ▁L . S . ▁Patri arca . ▁ ▁February ▁ 2 0 ▁- ▁A ▁ple a ▁by ▁Car mine ▁Pers ico , ▁b oss ▁of ▁the ▁Col om bo ▁Family , ▁for ▁reduction ▁of ▁his ▁ 1 4 - year ▁sentence ▁for ▁hij ack ing ▁is ▁denied . ▁March ▁ 1 9 ▁- ▁Lawrence ▁Pal ad ino , ▁the ▁god son ▁of ▁Frank ▁" Fun zie " ▁T ieri , ▁is