Leaders of the Ku Klux Klan
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The national leader of the Ku Klux Klan is called either a Grand Wizard or an Imperial Wizard, depending on which KKK organization is being described.
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[edit] The First Ku Klux Klan Leaders
- Nathan Bedford Forrest[1] (1821-1877) was the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan between 1867 and 1869.
- Marcus Craske
[edit] Second Ku Klux Klan
- William Joseph Simmons [2] (1880-1945) was the leader of the second Ku Klux Klan between 1915 and 1922.
- Hiram Wesley Evans[3] (1881-1966), Imperial Wizard, 1922-1939, during which the KKK experienced its peak in membership.
- James A. Colescott[4] (1897-1950), Imperial Wizard, 1939-1944. Colescott dissolved the organization after it was hit with a $685,000 lien by the IRS.
- Samuel Green (Ku Klux Klan)[5] (1890-1949), Imperial Wizard for two weeks in 1946.
[edit] Other Ku Klux Klan Movements
- [Cole Thorton] Imperial Wizard of the United Northern & Southern Kights of the Ku Klux Klan.
- Jeff Berry[6]
- Samuel Bowers[7] [8] (1924-2006)
- David Duke (born 1950)
- Virgil Lee Griffin[9] (ca. 1944-2009)
- Thomas Robb[10] (born 1946)
- David Wayne Hull[citation needed]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Biography of Nathan Bedford Forrest the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan
- ^ History of the Ku Klux Klan
- ^ Hiram Wesley Evans
- ^ James A. Colescott
- ^ Samuel Green
- ^ Jeff Berry Profile from Terrorism Knowledge Base
- ^ Samuel Bowers convicted of 1966 murders
- ^ Samuel Bowers Bio
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/18/us/18griffin.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
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