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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]
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 ...
Samuel W. Roper (April 10, 1895 – March 1, 1986) was an American law enforcement official and Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK).. Roper was an Atlanta, Georgia police officer and the second Director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
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".
Bill Wilkinson (born Elbert Claude Wilkinson; 1942) is an American Christian Identity pastor, [1] social activist, and businessman; he served as Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan from 1975 to 1984, during which time he was accordingly involved in the promotion of white nationalist and segregationist ideologies.
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 ...
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).
Amy Lewontin wrote in Booklist, "Lane’s well-researched book portrays a complex lawman with questionable ethics, who long pursued shady businesses yet made his mark fighting the Klan as it gathered strength in many Southern states and threatened to grow ever larger. This is an important, highly readable, and timely study of a key historical ...