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  2. First Klan - Wikipedia

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    The First Klan, or the Reconstruction Klan, was followed by the Second Klan, which reached its peak in the 1920s, and the Third Klan, which has been extant since the 1960s. According to historian Carl N. Degler, "Aside from the name, about the only common trait that the three Klans possess is vigilantism." [1]

  3. Ku Klux Klan - Wikipedia

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    Depiction of Ku Klux Klan in North Carolina in 1870, based on a photograph taken under the supervision of a federal officer who seized Klan costumes. The first Klan was founded in Pulaski, Tennessee, on December 24, 1865, [29] by six former officers of the Confederate Army: [30] Frank McCord, Richard Reed, John Lester, John Kennedy, J. Calvin ...

  4. List of white nationalist organizations - Wikipedia

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    The Klan is classified as a hate group by the Anti-Defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Center. [34] It is estimated to have between 5,000 and 8,000 members, split among dozens of different organizations that use the Klan name as of 2012. [35] National Alliance, was a white supremacist political organization.

  5. Stetson Kennedy - Wikipedia

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    William Stetson Kennedy (October 5, 1916 – August 27, 2011) was an American author, folklorist and human rights activist.One of the pioneer folklore collectors during the first half of the 20th century, he is remembered for having infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan in the 1940s, exposing its secrets to authorities and the outside world.

  6. Grand Wizard - Wikipedia

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    The title "Grand Wizard" was used by the first Klan which was founded in 1865 and which existed during the Reconstruction era until 1872. The title was chosen because General Forrest had been known as "The Wizard of the Saddle" during the Civil War. [1] The second Klan, founded in 1915, styled their national leader the "Imperial Wizard".

  7. Eldon Edwards - Wikipedia

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    In 1955, Edwards created his own organization, "U.S. Klans, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan", and established a 15,000 strong following in nine south eastern American states. [3] In the late 1950s, Edwards joined forces with Roy Elonzo Davis who was Imperial Wizard of the Original Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, and one of the founding members of the ...

  8. Kloran - Wikipedia

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    Kloran of the Ku Klux Klan of Kanada. The Kloran (from Klan and Koran [1]) is the handbook of the Ku Klux Klan. Versions of the Kloran typically contain detailed descriptions of the role of different Klan members as well as detailing Klan ceremonies and procedures. The letters Kl were often used at the beginning of words to delineate a Klan ...

  9. Samuel Green (Klansman) - Wikipedia

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    On May 9, 1946, this version of the Klan staged its first major initiation ceremony. [5] In October of the same year, Green orchestrated a formal revival ceremony on Stone Mountain. According to historian Robert P. Ingalls, the fiery cross lit for the ceremony was between 200 and 300 feet in height (60.96-91.44 metres).