Grand Wizard

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This article is about the Ku Klux Klan title. For the professional wrestling manager known as "The Grand Wizard", see Ernie Roth.

Grand Wizard was the title given to the head of the Reconstruction era Ku Klux Klan which existed from 1865 to 1869.[1]

History[edit]

In 1915, the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan were created along the lines of a fraternal organization. The highest-ranking leader of that latter-day organization was the Imperial Wizard. National officers were styled "Imperial" officers. State or "Realm" officers were styled "Grand" officers. A "Grand Dragon", for example, was the highest-ranking Klansman in a given state.

Following World War II, dozens of people have assumed the "Wizard" title as leaders of the numerous, independent, Klan-oriented organizations that have existed since then, the majority of which lack historical significance.

Grand Wizards or Imperial Wizards[edit]

This list excludes those Grand or Imperial Wizards of post-war, independent Klan factions:

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Wade 1980, p. 38.
  2. ^ Wade 1980[page needed]
  3. ^ Wade 1980, p. 144.
  4. ^ Wade 1980, p. 188.
  5. ^ Wade 1980, p. 272.
  6. ^ "The Hatemongers Get a New Tailor". The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. 14: 32. Winter 1996–97.JSTOR 2962812
  7. ^ Don Black (white supremacist)

Sources[edit]

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