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The national leader of the [[Ku Klux Klan]] is called either a [[Grand Wizard|Grand Wizard or an Imperial Wizard]], depending on which KKK organization is being described. |
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Nathan plumber was the first KKK leader (1891-1908) |
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== The First Ku Klux Klan Leaders == |
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*[[Nathan Bedford Forrest]]<ref>[http://www.freeinfosociety.com/site.php?postnum=470 Biography of Nathan Bedford Forrest the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan]</ref> (1821-1877) was the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan between 1867 and 1869. |
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*Marcus Craske |
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== Second Ku Klux Klan == |
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*[[William Joseph Simmons]] <ref>[http://www.adl.org/learn/ext_us/KKK.asp?xpicked=4&item=18 History of the Ku Klux Klan]</ref> (1880-1945) was the leader of the second Ku Klux Klan between 1915 and 1922. |
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*[[Hiram Wesley Evans]]<ref>[[Hiram Wesley Evans]]</ref> (1881-1966), Imperial Wizard, 1922-1939, during which the KKK experienced its peak in membership. |
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*[[James A. Colescott]]<ref>[[James A. Colescott]]</ref> (1897-1950), Imperial Wizard, 1939-1944. Colescott dissolved the organization after it was hit with a $685,000 lien by the IRS. |
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*[[Samuel Green (Ku Klux Klan)]]<ref>[http://afroamhistory.about.com/cs/kukluxklankkk/a/kukluxklan.htm Samuel Green]</ref> (1890-1949), Imperial Wizard for two weeks in 1946. |
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== Other Ku Klux Klan Movements == |
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*[Cole Thorton] Imperial Wizard of the United Northern & Southern Kights of the Ku Klux Klan. |
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*[[Jeff Berry]]<ref>[http://www.tkb.org/KeyLeader.jsp?memID=109 Jeff Berry Profile from Terrorism Knowledge Base]</ref> |
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*[[Samuel Bowers]]<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/US/9808/21/klan/ Samuel Bowers convicted of 1966 murders] </ref> <ref>[http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/price&bowers/Bowers.htm Samuel Bowers Bio]</ref> (1924-2006) |
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*[[David Duke]] (born 1950) |
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*[[Virgil Lee Griffin]]<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/18/us/18griffin.html?partner=rss&emc=rss</ref> (ca. 1944-2009) |
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*[[Thomas Robb]]<ref>[http://www.kkk.bz]</ref> (born 1946) |
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*[[David Wayne Hull]]{{citation needed|date=March 2011|note=Specifically on when he actually became a leader, if he even was in the first place}} |
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== See also == |
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*[[Jim Crow laws]] |
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*[[Ku Klux Klan regalia and insignia]] |
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*[[Terrorism]] |
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==References== |
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{{reflist|2}} |
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{{Expand list|date=February 2011}} |
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[[Category:Ku Klux Klan]] |
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Revision as of 18:33, 15 January 2012
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.
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
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.
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]
See also
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
- ^ [1]