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Encyclopedia > Imperial Wizard

Imperial Wizard was the title used by the national leader of the white supremacist group the Ku Klux Klan in the 20th century. It signified the highest ranking member of a Klan organization's leadership. White supremacy is the variety of white nationalism that believes the white race should rule over other races. ... Members of the second Ku Klux Klan at a rally during the 1920s. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999...


Wizard Hiram Wesley Evans sold the Klan's mailing list in 1939. Hiram Wesley Evans (1881–1966) was Imperial Wizard (leader) of the second Ku Klux Klan (KKK) from 1922 until 1939. ...


David Duke was the last known true Imperial Wizard of the modern Ku Klux Klan. [1], [2], [3] David Ernest Duke (born July 1, 1950) is a former Louisiana Republican state representative, a Presidential Primary candidate for both the Democratic and Republican Parties, former Imperial Wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan and has written a bestseller titled Jewish Supremacism.[1][2][3][4][5] Duke... Members of the second Ku Klux Klan at a rally during the 1920s. ...


Sources

  • Ku Klux Klan from the Handbook of Texas Online
  • Alexander, Charles C. The Ku Klux Klan in the Southwest. Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1965.

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Imperial Wizard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (105 words)
Imperial Wizard was the title used by the national leader of the white supremacist group the Ku Klux Klan—considered by many to be a hate group—in the 20th century.
It signified the highest ranking member of a Klan organization's leadership.
Wizard Hiram Wesley Evans sold the Klan's mailing list in 1939.
Grand Wizard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (197 words)
Grand Wizard was the title used by the overall leader of earliest form of the Ku Klux Klan, during Reconstruction in the South.
The Knights of the Ku Klux Klan of the twentieth century used a different system of titles for their officers, and the leaders of twentieth-century Klan factions have more commonly used the title of Imperial Wizard throughout the United States.
Grand Wizard is the rank attained by the notorious white nationalist politician David Duke prior to leaving the organization.
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